Which to use
“Devos” is a name and “doves” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,777
- “Devos” frequency rank
- #25,361
- “doves” frequency rank
- 65138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Devos | doves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Dutch. | plural of dove |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Devos and doves apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Devos and doves form a confusable pair in the English index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Devos is recorded at frequency rank #39,777, classified as aname. doves is at rank #25,361, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dʌvz/.
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 65138, this pair ranks #74,228 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Devos vs doves
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Devos”; for a noun, it's “doves”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Devos” entry
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