devoicing
noun, verb
devoicing is spelled D-E-V-O-I-C-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, devoicing means “The process by which a sound is devoiced” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of devoicing is devoicings.
How many letters and syllables are in devoicing?
| Letters | 9: D-E-V-O-I-C-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 devoicing?
Devoicing appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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).
Forms of devoicing
- devoicings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does devoicing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process by which a sound is devoiced.
final obstruent devoicing
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of devoice
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Devoicing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process by which a sound is devoiced:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dévoisement |
| German | Entstimmhaftung, Verstimmlosung, Verhärtung |
| Spanish | ensordecimiento |
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.