# devotee

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌdɛv.əˈtiː/ · frequency rank #31,509

## Definitions
1. An ardent enthusiast or admirer.
2. A believer in a particular religion or god.
3. A 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.

## Easily confused with
- **devote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/devote-vs-devotee)
- **denote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denote-vs-devotee)
- **devoted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/devoted-vs-devotee)
- **denotes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denotes-vs-devotee)
- **devolve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/devolve-vs-devotee)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddevotee`, `deovtee`, `devoete`, `devottee`, `devtoee`, `devvotee`, `dveotee`, `edvotee`

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