devoice
/ˌdiːˈvɔɪs/verb
devoice is spelled D-E-V-O-I-C-E: 7 letters. As a verb, devoice means “To pronounce a sound with little or no vibration of the vocal cords, especially a sound that is normally pronounced with such vibration (i.e. a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in devoice?
| Letters | 7: D-E-V-O-I-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| 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 do you pronounce devoice?
- /ˌdiːˈvɔɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of devoice
- devoices present, singular, he/she/it
- devoicing participle, present
- devoiced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does devoice mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To pronounce a sound with little or no vibration of the vocal cords, especially a sound that is normally pronounced with such vibration (i.e. a voiced sound).
- 2
To remove the voice flag from a user on IRC, preventing them from sending messages to the channel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Devoice in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to pronounce a sound with little vibration of the vocal cords:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dévoiser, assourdir |
| German | verstimmlosen |
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 devoice come from?
From de- + voice.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).