Which to use
“Devos” is a name and “devout” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,777
- “Devos” frequency rank
- #18,539
- “devout” frequency rank
- 58316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Devos | devout |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Dutch. | Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly. |
Letter map: Devos vs devout
Shared letters muted; letters that set Devos and devout apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - Devos and devout
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Devos is aname and devoutanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Devos is recorded at frequency rank #39,777, classified as aname. 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 58316, this pair ranks #113,377 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Devos vs devout
Shared letters: deov. Private to "Devos": s. Private to "devout": tu.
"Devos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "devout" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "Devos" vs "devout" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "Devos" 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 #113,377 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Devos" and "devout" 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 #113,377 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.