devotion

/dɪˈvəʊʃən/

//dɪˈvəʊʃən// noun

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"devotion" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“devotion” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,677. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,677
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act or state of devoting or being devoted.

Corpus desk

Index EN-devotion · devotion · English

devotion · rank #10,677 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,677
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dilemma

Nearest frequency peer: dilemma (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “devotion”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “devotion” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

devotion vs devotional
80% similar
devotion vs deletion
75% similar
devotion vs Devonian
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for devotion
PropertyValue
Headworddevotion
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɪˈvəʊʃən/
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,677
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “devotion”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).devotionlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “dilemma” (#10,678), “das” (#10,675), “dis” (#10,679). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “devotion” is #10,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around devotion (IPA /dɪˈvəʊʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,677 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for devotion, with forms such as "ddevotion", "deovtion", and "devoiton". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "devotional", "deletion", "Devonian", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French devocion, from Latin dēvōtiō, from dēvōtum + -tio, from the supine of dēvoveō (“vow, devote”); equivalent to devote + -ion. The correct English form is devotion, spelled D-E-V-O-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act or state of devoting or being devoted.
  2. 2
    Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
  3. 3
    A prayer (often found in the plural).
  4. 4
    Religious offerings; alms.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how devotion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. deep devotion
  2. blind devotion

Etymology

From Old French devocion, from Latin dēvōtiō, from dēvōtum + -tio, from the supine of dēvoveō (“vow, devote”); equivalent to devote + -ion.

This word in other languages

devoción(Español)dévouement(Français)Hingebung(Deutsch)devoção(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddevotion
  • deovtion
  • devoiton
  • devosion
  • devotino
  • devotionn
  • devotoin
  • devottion
  • devtoion
  • devvotion
  • dveotion
  • edvotion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of devotion - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddevotion1deovtion2devoiton2devosion1devotino2devotionn1devotoin2devottion1
Edit distance from "devotion"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "devotion"?
"devotion" is spelled D-E-V-O-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈvəʊʃən/.
What does "devotion" mean?
As a noun, "devotion" means: The act or state of devoting or being devoted.
What words are commonly confused with "devotion"?
"devotion" is commonly confused with "devotional", "deletion", "Devonian". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "devotion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "devotion" is /dɪˈvəʊʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "devotion"?
From Old French devocion, from Latin dēvōtiō, from dēvōtum + -tio, from the supine of dēvoveō (“vow, devote”); equivalent to devote + -ion. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "devotion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

confessed12 variantsescaping12 variantsfirstly12 variantsaluminium12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list