DevOpsvsDevosConfusable pair

Quick tell: DevOps is a noun, Devos is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“DevOps” is a noun and “Devos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,857
“DevOps” frequency rank
#39,777
“Devos” frequency rank
74634
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature DevOps Devos
Definition A software development method that stresses communication and collaboration between software developers and other information technology professionals. A surname from Dutch.

Letter map: DevOps vs Devos

Shared letters muted; letters that set DevOps and Devos apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

6 ch
DevOps
5 ch
Devos

Role in the sentence - DevOps and Devos

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: DevOps is anoun and Devosaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

DevOps is recorded at frequency rank #34,857, classified as anoun. Devos is at rank #39,777, tagged as aname.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 74634, this pair ranks #35,737 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of DevOps vs Devos

Shared letters: deosv. Private to "DevOps": p. Private to "Devos": -.

"DevOps" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Devos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • DevOpsddevops · deovps · devopps · devopss · devosp · devpos · devvops · dveops
  • Devosddevos · deovs · devoss · devso · devvos · dveos · edvos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "DevOps" and "Devos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "DevOps" is a noun and "Devos" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "DevOps" vs "Devos" - which ranks higher?
"DevOps" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,857 in our English list, against #39,777 for "Devos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "DevOps" vs "Devos" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "DevOps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Devos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #35,737 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "DevOps" and "Devos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "depose vs Devos". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #35,737 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list