Which to use
“devout” is an adjective and “dugout” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,539
- “devout” frequency rank
- #27,819
- “dugout” frequency rank
- 46358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devout | dugout |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly. | A canoe made from a hollowed-out log. |
Where the eye mixes devout and dugout
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devout vs dugout
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devout is /dɪˈvaʊt/ while dugout is /ˈdʌɡaʊt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devout is recorded at frequency rank #18,539, classified as anadj, pronounced /dɪˈvaʊt/. dugout is at rank #27,819, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdʌɡaʊt/.
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 46358, this pair ranks #212,538 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devout vs dugout
Shared letters: dotu. Private to "devout": ev. Private to "dugout": g.
"devout" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dugout" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devout" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dugout" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,538 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devout" and "dugout" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Devos vs devout". 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 #212,538 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.