devo
/ˈdɛvoʊ/adjective, noun
devo is spelled D-E-V-O: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, devo means “Devastated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in devo?
| Letters | 4: D-E-V-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is devo?
Devo appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 devo?
- /ˈdɛvoʊ/
As a noun (“Clipping of devolution (“transfer of some powers and the…”): /ˈdiːvoʊ/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-devo.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-devo2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with devo
Also written: devolution.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with devo?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as devo.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dove.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of devo
- more devo comparative
- most devo superlative
- devos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does devo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
AustraliaIrelandslangDevastated.
noun
- 1
informalA devotion; a devotional; a piece of religious text used for devotion, or the time spent on reading and reflecting on such text.
- 2
UKinformalClipping of devolution (“transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does devo come from?
From dev(astated) + -o.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).