devoid
/dɪˈvɔɪd/adjective
devoid is spelled D-E-V-O-I-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,687th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, devoid means “Completely without; having none of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in devoid?
| Letters | 6: D-E-V-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,687th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is devoid?
Devoid appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,687th 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 devoid?
- /dɪˈvɔɪd/
Devoid has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-devoid.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of devoid
- devoids present, singular, he/she/it
- devoiding participle, present
- devoided participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does devoid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Completely without; having none of
I went searching for a knife, but the kitchen was devoid of anything sharper than a spoon.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo empty out; to remove.
The child will devoid the garbage after he devours his sandwich.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Devoid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense empty, completely without:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dépourvu |
| German | frei adj.: leer |
| Portuguese | destituído, desprovido |
| Spanish | vacío, desprovisto, carente, desproveído, impróvido |
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 devoid come from?
From obsolete Middle English verb devoiden, from Old French desvuidier (“to empty out”) (compare French dévider).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).