devotee
/ˌdɛv.əˈtiː/
"devotee" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“devotee” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #31,509 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #31,509
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An ardent enthusiast or admirer.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | devotee |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌdɛv.əˈtiː/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #31,509 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “devotee” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for devotee is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌdɛv.əˈtiː/. Corpus data places it at rank #31,509 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for devotee, with forms such as "ddevotee", "deovtee", and "devoete". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "devote", "denote", "devoted", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From devote + -ee. The narrowed meaning in sense 3 arises from the sound similarity with amputee. The correct English form is devotee, spelled D-E-V-O-T-E-E.
Definition
- 1An ardent enthusiast or admirer.
- 2A believer in a particular religion or god.
- 3A person (almost exclusively a man) with a sexual attraction for people with physical disabilities, especially amputees.
Etymology
From devote + -ee. The narrowed meaning in sense 3 arises from the sound similarity with amputee.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddevotee,deovtee,devoete,devottee,devtoee,devvotee,dveotee,edvotee
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of devotee - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “devotee”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-V-O-T-E-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌdɛv.əˈtiː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “devote” - see the side-by-side comparison. devotee vs devote
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.