Which to use
“DevOps” is a noun and “devour” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,857
- “DevOps” frequency rank
- #23,239
- “devour” frequency rank
- 58096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | DevOps | devour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A software development method that stresses communication and collaboration between software developers and other information technology professionals. | To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously. |
Letter map: DevOps vs devour
Shared letters muted; letters that set DevOps and devour apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: DevOps vs devour
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: DevOps is anoun and devouraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
DevOps is recorded at frequency rank #34,857, classified as anoun. devour is at rank #23,239, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/.
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 58096, this pair ranks #114,898 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of DevOps vs devour
Shared letters: deov. Private to "DevOps": ps. Private to "devour": ru.
"DevOps" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "devour" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "DevOps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,898 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "DevOps" and "devour" 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 #114,898 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.