Which to use
“de” is a preposition and “Deva” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1
- “de” frequency rank
- #49,578
- “Deva” frequency rank
- 49579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | de | Deva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indica pertenencia. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes de and Deva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between de and Deva
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: de is [d̪e] while Deva is [ˈd̪eβ̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “de” sits inside “Deva”, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
de is recorded at frequency rank #1, classified as aprep, pronounced [d̪e]. Deva is at rank #49,578, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈd̪eβ̞a].
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 49579, this pair ranks #108,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of de vs Deva
Shared letters: de. Private to "de": -. Private to "Deva": av.
"de" · 2 letters · shape CV · "Deva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Deva ← ddeva · deav · devva · dvea · edva
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "de" for "Deva" ever safe?
Frequency check: "de" vs "Deva" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "de" and "Deva" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "de" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Deva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "de" and "Deva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deli vs Deva". 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 #108,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.