Which to use
“DevOps” is a noun and “devote” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,857
- “DevOps” frequency rank
- #14,311
- “devote” frequency rank
- 49168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | DevOps | devote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A software development method that stresses communication and collaboration between software developers and other information technology professionals. | to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate. |
Letter map: DevOps vs devote
Shared letters muted; letters that set DevOps and devote apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - DevOps and devote
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: DevOps is anoun and devoteaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
DevOps is recorded at frequency rank #34,857, classified as anoun. devote is at rank #14,311, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɪˈvəʊt/.
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 49168, this pair ranks #186,160 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of DevOps vs devote
Shared letters: deov. Private to "DevOps": ps. Private to "devote": t.
"DevOps" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "devote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "DevOps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,160 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "DevOps" and "devote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DevOps 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 #186,160 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.