devon
/ˈdɛvən/noun
devon is spelled D-E-V-O-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, devon means “A type of processed meat sausage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of devon is devons.
How many letters and syllables are in devon?
| Letters | 5: D-E-V-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.9 times per million words; the 9,045th 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 devon?
Devon appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th 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 devon?
- /ˈdɛvən/
Devon 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Devon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of devon
- devons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does devon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaA type of processed meat sausage.
noun
- 1
One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).