DevOpsvsdevoutWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: DevOps is a noun, devout is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#34,857
“DevOps” frequency rank
#18,539
“devout” frequency rank
53396
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature DevOps devout
Definition A software development method that stresses communication and collaboration between software developers and other information technology professionals. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.

Letter map: DevOps vs devout

Shared letters muted; letters that set DevOps and devout apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
DevOps
6 ch
devout

Part-of-speech tell for DevOps / devout

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: DevOps is anoun and devoutanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

DevOps is recorded at frequency rank #34,857, classified as anoun. devout is at rank #18,539, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dɪˈvaʊt/.

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 53396, this pair ranks #149,329 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of DevOps vs devout

Shared letters: deov. Private to "DevOps": ps. Private to "devout": tu.

"DevOps" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "devout" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • DevOpsddevops · deovps · devopps · devopss · devosp · devpos · devvops · dveops
  • devoutddevout · deovut · devotu · devoutt · devuot · devvout · dveout · edvout

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "DevOps" and "devout" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "DevOps" is a noun and "devout" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "DevOps" or "devout"?
"devout" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,539 in our English list, against #34,857 for "DevOps". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "DevOps" and "devout".

  • Full dictionary entry for "DevOps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "devout" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #149,329 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "DevOps" and "devout" 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 #149,329 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