devil

[devl]

/[devl]/ noun

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The verdict

“devil” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,506. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,506
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Teufel

Corpus desk

Index DE-devil · devil · German

devil · rank #31,506 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,506
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dichtes

Nearest frequency peer: dichtes (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „devil“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „devil“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

devil vs Devon
40% similar
devil vs devot
60% similar
devil vs devise
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for devil
PropertyValue
Headworddevil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[devl]
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,506
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „devil“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).devilliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dichtes“ (#31,507), „demokratisches“ (#31,504), „Digger“ (#31,508). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „devil“ bei #31,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around devil (IPA [devl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,506 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for devil, with forms such as "ddevil", "deivl", and "devill". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Devon", "devot", "devise", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is devil, spelled D-E-V-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Teufel
  2. 2
    ein Teufel, ein dämonisches Wesen
  3. 3
    ein Teufel, ein böser Mensch

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how devil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The devil went down to Georgia.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddevil
  • deivl
  • devill
  • devli
  • devvil
  • dveil
  • edvil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of devil - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddevil1deivl2devill1devli2devvil1dveil2edvil2
Edit distance from "devil"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "devil"?
"devil" is spelled D-E-V-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [devl].
What does "devil" mean?
As a noun, "devil" means: der Teufel
What words are commonly confused with "devil"?
"devil" is commonly confused with "Devon", "devot", "devise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "devil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "devil" is [devl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "devil" come from?
"devil" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "devil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

doing#31,509entry#31,525Erbes#31,530brass#31,479

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Digger7 variantsfiles7 variantsgrove7 variantsZutat7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list