Devotion

[devoˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[devoˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Devotion” is uncommon German (frequency #87,587 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,587
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unterwürfiges Verhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-devotion · Devotion · German

Devotion · rank #87,587 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,587
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Devotionalien

Nearest frequency peer: Devotionalien (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Devotion“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Devotion“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Devotion
PropertyValue
HeadwordDevotion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[devoˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,587
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Devotion“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Devotionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Devotionalien“ (#87,588), „dezimieren“ (#87,589), „deportieren“ (#87,584). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Devotion“ bei #87,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Devotion is uncommon German at frequency #87,587 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [devoˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Devotion, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Devotion, spelled D-E-V-O-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    unterwürfiges Verhalten
  2. 2
    Demut, Frömmigkeit
  3. 3
    Verbannung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Flamininus genoss in vollen Zügen die ihm in hellenistischer Manier entgegengebrachte kultische Devotion.“
  2. „Nur einer der Gäste, der, über seine Zeitung fort, von der anderen Seite des Balkons her das distinguierte Paar schon seit lange beobachtet hatte, stand auf, legte die Zeitung aus der Hand und grüßte mit besonderer Devotion, was seines Eindrucks auf die schöne Frau nicht verfehlte.“

Antonyms

Dominanz

This word in other languages

devotion(English)dévotion(Français)

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 "Devotion"?
"Devotion" is spelled D-E-V-O-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [devoˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Devotion" mean?
As a noun, "Devotion" means: unterwürfiges Verhalten
How do you pronounce "Devotion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Devotion" is [devoˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Devotion" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

demütigt#87,582diffuser#87,593diffuses#87,594Drilling#87,603

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list