Which to use
“demy” is a noun and “dev” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,209
- “demy” frequency rank
- #15,608
- “dev” frequency rank
- 55817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demy | dev |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Récipiendaire d'une bourse d'études au Magdalen College de l'université d'Oxford. | Forme mutée de tev par adoucissement (t → d). |
Letter map: demy vs dev
Shared letters muted; letters that set demy and dev apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for demy / dev
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: demy is anoun and devanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demy is recorded at frequency rank #40,209, classified as anoun. dev is at rank #15,608, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈdew\.
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 55817, this pair ranks #125,048 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demy vs dev
Shared letters: de. Private to "demy": my. Private to "dev": v.
"demy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dev" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demy ← ddemy · demmy · demyy · deym · dmey · edmy
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demy" and "dev" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "demy" or "dev"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "demy" and "dev".
- Full dictionary entry for "demy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dev" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,048 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demy" and "dev" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demy vs dray". 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 #125,048 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.