devilment
/ˈdɛv(ɪ)lm(ə)nt/
"devilment" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“devilment” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | devilment |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɛv(ɪ)lm(ə)nt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “devilment” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for devilment is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdɛv(ɪ)lm(ə)nt/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for devilment, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From devil + -ment (suffix forming nouns indicating the actions or results of what is denoted by the words it is attached to). The correct English form is devilment, spelled D-E-V-I-L-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
- 2A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
- 3Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.
- 4Something cleverly constructed.
- 5A 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.
Etymology
From devil + -ment (suffix forming nouns indicating the actions or results of what is denoted by the words it is attached to).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “devilment”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-V-I-L-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈdɛv(ɪ)lm(ə)nt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.