Which to use
“Devos” is a name and “devote” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,777
- “Devos” frequency rank
- #14,311
- “devote” frequency rank
- 54088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Devos | devote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Dutch. | to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate. |
Letter map: Devos vs devote
Shared letters muted; letters that set Devos and devote apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: Devos vs devote
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Devos is aname and devoteaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Devos is recorded at frequency rank #39,777, classified as aname. 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 54088, this pair ranks #143,799 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Devos vs devote
Shared letters: deov. Private to "Devos": s. Private to "devote": t.
"Devos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "devote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Devos" and "devote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Devos" or "devote"?
After this comparison
Pair "Devos" vs "devote" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Devos" 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 #143,799 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Devos" and "devote" 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 #143,799 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.