Which to use
“devos” is a verb and “dos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,210
- “devos” frequency rank
- #961
- “dos” frequency rank
- 41171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devos | dos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Futur de devi. | Partie du corps humain située au-dessus du postérieur, depuis le cou jusqu’aux reins. |
Where the eye mixes devos and dos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devos and dos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devos is \ˈde.vos\ while dos is \do\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devos is recorded at frequency rank #40,210, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈde.vos\. dos is at rank #961, tagged as anoun, pronounced \do\.
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 41171, this pair ranks #235,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devos vs dos
Shared letters: dos. Private to "devos": ev. Private to "dos": -.
"devos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devos ← ddevos · deovs · devoss · devso · devvos · dveos · edvos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devos" for "dos" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "devos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devos" and "dos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devins vs devos". 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 #235,094 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.