devot

[deˈvoːt]

/[deˈvoːt]/ adj

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The verdict

“devot” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,851. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,851
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einer unterwürfigen Haltung

Corpus desk

Index DE-devot · devot · German

devot · rank #45,851 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,851
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH denunzieren

Nearest frequency peer: denunzieren (-2 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 „devot“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „devot“ 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).

devot vs dot
60% similar
devot vs devote
83% similar
devot vs det
60% similar

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

Key facts for devot
PropertyValue
Headworddevot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[deˈvoːt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#45,851
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „devot“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.devotliegt 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: „denunzieren“ (#45,849), „Dezernat“ (#45,853), „diary“ (#45,854). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „devot“ bei #45,851. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around devot (IPA [deˈvoːt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,851 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit einer unterwürfigen Haltung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for devot, with forms such as "ddevot", "deovt", and "devott". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dot", "devote", "det", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is devot, spelled D-E-V-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einer unterwürfigen Haltung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Devot erfüllte er jeden von ihm geäußerten Wunsch.

Synonyms

arschkriecherischergebenservilunterwürfig

Antonyms

dominant

This word in other languages

submissive(English)sumiso(Español)servile(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddevot
  • deovt
  • devott
  • devto
  • devvot
  • dveot
  • edvot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddevot1deovt2devott1devto2devvot1dveot2edvot2
Edit distance from "devot"

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 "devot"?
"devot" is spelled D-E-V-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [deˈvoːt].
What does "devot" mean?
As an adjective, "devot" means: mit einer unterwürfigen Haltung
What words are commonly confused with "devot"?
"devot" is commonly confused with "dot", "devote", "det". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "devot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "devot" is [deˈvoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "devot" come from?
"devot" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

diary#45,854degli#45,845Egypt#45,876Euter#45,912

Similar misspelling depth

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

Aspen7 variantsFutur7 variantswirres7 variantsGnome7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list