dev
/dɛv/noun
dev is spelled D-E-V: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Dev, the name). As a noun, dev means “Clipping of developer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dev is devs.
How many letters and syllables are in dev?
| Letters | 3: D-E-V |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.8 times per million words; the 10,196th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dev?
Dev appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Dev, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dev?
- /dɛv/
Dev has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dev.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dev
- devs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dev mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Clipping of developer.
- 2
Clipping of development.
game dev
- 3
Clipping of device.
- 4
A monster, dragon, serpent, or giant.
- 5
An immortal spirit who inhabits old ruins.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dev come from?
Clipping.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).