Which to use
“devs” and “dives” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,614
- “devs” frequency rank
- #19,580
- “dives” frequency rank
- 53194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devs | dives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of dev | plural of dive |
Where the eye mixes devs and dives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. devs runs 4 letters (CVCC) against dives's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between devs and dives
A purely visual mix-up. devs (/dɛvz/) and dives (/ˈdaɪvz/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devs is recorded at frequency rank #33,614, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɛvz/. dives is at rank #19,580, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdaɪvz/.
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 53194, this pair ranks #151,011 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devs vs dives
Shared letters: desv. Private to "devs": -. Private to "dives": i.
"devs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dives" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devs" and "dives" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "devs" or "dives"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "devs" and "dives" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,011 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devs" and "dives" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "derp vs devs". 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 #151,011 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.