devoutful

adj

"devoutful" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“devoutful” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Full of devotion; devoted or pious.

Corpus desk

Index EN-devoutful · devoutful · English

devoutful · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for devoutful
PropertyValue
Headworddevoutful
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “devoutful” in English

devoutfulfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

devoutful is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for devoutful, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From devout (adjective) + -ful. The correct English form is devoutful, spelled D-E-V-O-U-T-F-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Full of devotion; devoted or pious.
  2. 2
    Sacred.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. [T]o ſelect among ten thouſand faires, / A Lady farre inferior to the moſt, / In faire proportion both of limbe and ſoule: / To take her from auſterer check of parents, / To make her his by moſt deuoutfull rightes, / Make her commandreſſe of a better eſſence / Then is the gorgious world even of a man.

Etymology

From devout (adjective) + -ful.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "devoutful"?
"devoutful" is spelled D-E-V-O-U-T-F-U-L.
What does "devoutful" mean?
As an adjective, "devoutful" means: Full of devotion; devoted or pious.
What is the origin of the word "devoutful"?
From devout (adjective) + -ful. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list