devaluing

noun

"devaluing" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“devaluing” is uncommon English (frequency #65,827 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,827
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-devaluing · devaluing · English

devaluing · rank #65,827 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,827
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dewhurst

Nearest frequency peer: Dewhurst (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “devaluing”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “devaluing” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for devaluing
PropertyValue
Headworddevaluing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,827
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “devaluing” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).devaluingfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Dewhurst” (#65,828), “desu” (#65,825), “dextrose” (#65,829). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “devaluing” is #65,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

devaluing is uncommon English at frequency #65,827 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "devaluation".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for devaluing, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is devaluing, spelled D-E-V-A-L-U-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    devaluation

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The central points made in these various deconstructions of the nature of genius and devaluings of the cultivation of individuality are surely correct.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "devaluing"?
"devaluing" is spelled D-E-V-A-L-U-I-N-G.
What does "devaluing" mean?
As a noun, "devaluing" means: devaluation
What language does "devaluing" come from?
"devaluing" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list