Which to use
“devotion” and “devotional” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,677
- “devotion” frequency rank
- #23,512
- “devotional” frequency rank
- 34189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devotion | devotional |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act or state of devoting or being devoted. | A brief religious service. |
Where the eye mixes devotion and devotional
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devotion and devotional
A purely visual mix-up. devotion (/dɪˈvəʊʃən/) and devotional (/dɪˈvəʊʃənəl/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “devotion” sits inside “devotional”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devotion is recorded at frequency rank #10,677, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɪˈvəʊʃən/. devotional is at rank #23,512, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɪˈvəʊʃənəl/.
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 34189, this pair ranks #322,904 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devotion vs devotional
Shared letters: deinotv. Private to "devotion": -. Private to "devotional": al.
"devotion" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "devotional" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devotion ← ddevotion · deovtion · devoiton · devosion · devotino · devotionn · devotoin · devottion
- devotional ← ddevotional · deovtional · devoitonal · devotinoal · devotioanl · devotionall · devotionla · devotionnal
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devotion" and "devotional" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "devotion" or "devotional"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devotion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devotional" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,904 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devotion" and "devotional" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demotion vs devotion". 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 #322,904 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.