Devine

name

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"devine" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Devine” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,806. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,806
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Irish.

Corpus desk

Index EN-devine · Devine · English

Devine · rank #27,806 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,806
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH deviant

Nearest frequency peer: deviant (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Devine”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Devine vs dine
50% similar
Devine vs Devon
67% similar
Devine vs divine
67% similar

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

Key facts for Devine
PropertyValue
HeadwordDevine
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,806
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Devine”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Devinelands here:

#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 “deviant” (#27,805), “devious” (#27,807), “desolation” (#27,804). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Devine” is #27,806. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Devine, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #27,806 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Devine, with forms such as "ddevine", "deivne", and "devien". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dine", "Devon", "divine", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Reduced Anglicized form of either of two Irish surnames, Ó Duibhín (“descendant of Duibhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of dubh (“black”), or Ó Daimhín (“descendant of Daimhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of damh (“stag”). The correct English form is Devine, spelled D-E-V-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.
  2. 2
    A placename
  3. 3
    A placename

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of either of two Irish surnames, Ó Duibhín (“descendant of Duibhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of dubh (“black”), or Ó Daimhín (“descendant of Daimhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of damh (“stag”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddevine
  • deivne
  • devien
  • devinne
  • devnie
  • devvine
  • dveine
  • edvine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Devine - 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.

ddevine1deivne2devien2devinne1devnie2devvine1dveine2edvine2
Edit distance from "Devine"

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 "Devine"?
"Devine" is spelled D-E-V-I-N-E.
What does "Devine" mean?
As a proper noun, "Devine" means: A surname from Irish.
What words are commonly confused with "Devine"?
"Devine" is commonly confused with "dine", "Devon", "divine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Devine"?
Reduced Anglicized form of either of two Irish surnames, Ó Duibhín (“descendant of Duibhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of dubh (“black”), or Ó Daimhín (“descendant of Daimhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of damh (“stag”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list