deviltry
/ˈdɛv.əl.tɹi/noun
deviltry is spelled D-E-V-I-L-T-R-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deviltry means “Devilry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deviltry is deviltries.
How many letters and syllables are in deviltry?
| Letters | 8: D-E-V-I-L-T-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 deviltry?
Deviltry appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 deviltry?
- UK /ˈdɛv.əl.tɹi/
Deviltry has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of deviltry
- deviltries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deviltry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Devilry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deviltry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense devilry:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does deviltry come from?
Variant of devilry, influenced by gallantry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).