# Devonian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɛˈvəʊ.nɪ.ən/ · frequency rank #32,770

## Definitions
1. Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million years ago.
2. Of or pertaining to the English region of Devon.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin Devōnia (“Devon”) + -an. By surface analysis, Devon + -ian. Doublet of Dumnonian.

## Easily confused with
- **devotion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/devonian-vs-devotion)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddevonian`, `deovnian`, `devnoian`, `devoinan`, `devonain`, `devoniann`, `devonina`, `devonnian`, `devvonian`, `dveonian`, `edvonian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/devonian