devastated

Name: devastated, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“devastated” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,838. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,838
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ruined, ravaged.

Corpus desk

Index EN-devastated · devastated · English

devastated · rank #10,838 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #10,838
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH deluxe

Nearest frequency peer: deluxe (-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.

CPU

89,166
Damon

89,165
deluxe

89,164
devastated

89,163
disguise

89,161
dismissal

89,160

What this shows “devastated” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

devastated vs devastate

90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for devastated
Property	Value
Headword	devastated
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#10,838
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “devastated”

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).devastatedlands here:

#10,838

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “deluxe” (#10,837), “Damon” (#10,836), “disguise” (#10,840). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “devastated” is #10,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around devastated, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,838 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for devastated, with forms such as "ddevastated", "deavstated", and "devasatted". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "devastate", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is devastated, spelled D-E-V-A-S-T-A-T-E-D.

Definition

1
Ruined, ravaged.
2
Extremely upset and shocked.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

the devastated city
Mary Ann was devastated when she found out her son was bullying a girl at school.

This word in other languages

devastado(Español)dévasté(Français)verwüstet(Deutsch)devastado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddevastated
deavstated
devasatted
devasstated
devastaetd
devastatde
devastatedd
devastatted
devasttaed
devasttated
devatsated
devsatated
devvastated
dveastated
edvastated

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of devastated - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "devastated"

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 "devastated"?

"devastated" is spelled D-E-V-A-S-T-A-T-E-D.

What does "devastated" mean?

As an adjective, "devastated" means: Ruined, ravaged.

What words are commonly confused with "devastated"?

"devastated" is commonly confused with "devastate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What language does "devastated" come from?

"devastated" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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