devilment
de·vil·ment/ˈdɛv(ə)lm(ə)nt/noun
devilment is spelled D-E-V-I-L-M-E-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables (de·vil·ment). It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, devilment means “Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of devilment is devilments.
How many letters and syllables are in devilment?
| Letters | 9: D-E-V-I-L-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: de·vil·ment |
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is devilment?
Devilment appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce devilment?
- UK /ˈdɛv(ɪ)lm(ə)nt/
- US /ˈdɛv(ə)lm(ə)nt/
Devilment has 3 syllables, split de·vil·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-devilment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of devilment
- devilments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does devilment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
- 2
A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
- 3
Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.
- 4
Something cleverly constructed.
- 5
A dish which is devilled (“made piquant or spicy”); a devil; also, the elements of the dish which make it spicy, or the piquancy or spiciness of the dish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does devilment come from?
From devil + -ment (suffix forming nouns indicating the actions or results of what is denoted by the words it is attached to).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).