# deva

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdeɪvə/ · frequency rank #40,208

## Definitions
1. A god in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit देव (deva, “deity, god”). Doublet of daeva.

## Easily confused with
- **DV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dv)
- **DNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dna)
- **DVD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dvd)
- **dew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dew)
- **div** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-div)
- **dex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dex)
- **DMV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dmv)
- **dey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dey)
- **DHA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dha)
- **DOA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-doa)
- **DMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dma)
- **dua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dua)
- **DSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dsa)
- **dive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dive)
- **dove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dove)
- **diva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-diva)
- **Dora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dora)
- **Doha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-doha)
- **Dina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dina)
- **devi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-devi)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ddeva`, `deav`, `devva`, `dvea`, `edva`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/deva