devotee
de·vo·tee/ˌdi.voʊˈti/noun
devotee is spelled D-E-V-O-T-E-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables (de·vo·tee). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, devotee means “An ardent enthusiast or admirer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of devotee is devotees or devotées.
How many letters and syllables are in devotee?
| Letters | 7: D-E-V-O-T-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: de·vo·tee |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th 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 devotee?
Devotee appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 devotee?
- UK /ˌdɛv.əˈtiː/
- US /ˌdi.voʊˈti/
- US /ˌdɛv.oʊˈti/
Devotee has 3 syllables, split de·vo·tee in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-devotee.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with devotee?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as devotee from its last stressed vowel (/i/):
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 devotee
- devotees plural
- devotées plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does devotee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ardent enthusiast or admirer.
He was a devotee of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
- 2
A believer in a particular religion or god.
devotees of Krishna
- 3
slangA person (almost exclusively a man) with a sexual attraction for people with physical disabilities, especially amputees.
noun
- 1
Uncommon form of devotee.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:devotée.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Devotee in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense admirer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inconditionnel, dévot |
| German | Bewunderer, Enthusiast, Fan, Anhänger, Entourage, Anhängerschaft |
| Portuguese | entusiasta, discípulo, devoto |
| Spanish | devoto |
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 devotee come from?
From devote + -ee. The narrowed meaning in sense 3 arises from the sound similarity with amputee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).