Devonian
De·vo·ni·an/dɪˈvoʊ.ni.ən/adjective, noun
Devonian is spelled D-E-V-O-N-I-A-N: 8 letters and 4 syllables (De·vo·ni·an). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Devonian means “Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million years ago” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Devonian?
| Letters | 8: D-E-V-O-N-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: De·vo·ni·an |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 Devonian?
Devonian appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 Devonian?
- UK /dɛˈvəʊ.nɪ.ən/
- US /dɪˈvoʊ.ni.ən/
- /dəˈvoʊ.ni.ən/
Devonian has 4 syllables, split De·vo·ni·an in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-Devonian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Devonian?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Devonian from its last stressed vowel (/oʊniən/):
- Estonian
- Macedonian
- Caledonian
- draconian
- amazonian
- hamiltonian
- newtonian
- Ionian
- Jeffersonian
- Washingtonian
- jacksonian
- Catalonian
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 Devonian
- Devonians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Devonian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million years ago.
- 2
datedOf or pertaining to the English region of Devon.
noun
- 1
datedA native or inhabitant of the English region of Devon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Devonian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of period from 415 to 360 million years ago:
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 Devonian come from?
From Medieval Latin Devōnia (“Devon”) + -an. By surface analysis, Devon + -ian. Doublet of Dumnonian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).