# devaluation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #32,351

## Definitions
1. The removal or lessening of something's value.
2. The intentional or deliberate lowering of a currency's value compared to another country's currency or a standard value (e.g. the price of gold).
3. Depreciation.

## Etymology
From de- + valuation.

## Easily confused with
- **devolution** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/devaluation-vs-devolution)
- **devastation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/devaluation-vs-devastation)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ddevaluation`, `deavluation`, `devalaution`, `devalluation`, `devaluaiton`, `devaluasion`, `devaluatino`, `devaluationn`, `devaluatoin`, `devaluattion`, `devalutaion`, `devaulation`, `devlauation`, `devvaluation`, `dvealuation`, `edvaluation`

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