devout

/dɪˈvaʊt/

//dɪˈvaʊt// adj

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"devout" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“devout” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,539. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,539
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.

Corpus desk

Index EN-devout · devout · English

devout · rank #18,539 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,539
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH devastation

Nearest frequency peer: devastation (-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 “devout”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “devout” 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).

devout vs dugout
67% similar
devout vs devo
67% similar
devout vs debut
67% similar

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

Key facts for devout
PropertyValue
Headworddevout
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɪˈvaʊt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,539
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “devout”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).devoutlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “devastation” (#18,538), “Dickson” (#18,541), “deem” (#18,536). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “devout” is #18,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around devout (IPA /dɪˈvaʊt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,539 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for devout, with forms such as "ddevout", "deovut", and "devotu". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "dugout", "devo", "debut", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Ecclesiastical Latin dē Ecclesiastical Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti Proto-Italic *wogʷeō Ecclesiastic… The correct English form is devout, spelled D-E-V-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.
  2. 2
    Expressing devotion or piety.
  3. 3
    Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. a devout man, and one that feared God
  2. We must be constant and devout in the worship of our God.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Ecclesiastical Latin dē Ecclesiastical Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti Proto-Italic *wogʷeō Ecclesiastical Latin voveō Ecclesiastical Latin dēvoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Ecclesiastical Latin -tus Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtusbor. Old French devotbor. Middle English devout English devout Inherited from Middle English devout. From Middle English devout, devot, from Old French devot (French dévot), from Latin dēvōtus, perfect passive participle of dēvōveō. Doublet of devote.

Synonyms

Allah-fearingdevoutdevoutfulfrumgodfearingheavenly-mindedinwardgodlyobservantpiouspiteouspracticingreligionarysaintedsanctimonious

Antonyms

impiousindevoutinobservantlapsednonobservantnonpracticingunobservantunobservingundevoutungodlyunpious

This word in other languages

devoto(Español)andächtig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddevout
  • deovut
  • devotu
  • devoutt
  • devuot
  • devvout
  • dveout
  • edvout

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of devout - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddevout1deovut2devotu2devoutt1devuot2devvout1dveout2edvout2
Edit distance from "devout"

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 "devout"?
"devout" is spelled D-E-V-O-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈvaʊt/.
What does "devout" mean?
As an adjective, "devout" means: Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.
What words are commonly confused with "devout"?
"devout" is commonly confused with "dugout", "devo", "debut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "devout"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "devout" is /dɪˈvaʊt/. 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 "devout"?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Ecclesiastical Latin dē Ecclesiastical Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti Proto-Italic *wogʷeō Ec... 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 "devout", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list