devaluar

[d̪eβ̞aˈlwaɾ]

/[d̪eβ̞aˈlwaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“devaluar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,501 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,501
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disminuir, depreciar el valor de una moneda o de otro bien.

Corpus desk

Index ES-devaluar · devaluar · Spanish

devaluar · rank #53,501 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,501
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH deterioradas

Nearest frequency peer: deterioradas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “devaluar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “devaluar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for devaluar
PropertyValue
Headworddevaluar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eβ̞aˈlwaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,501
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “devaluar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.devaluarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “deterioradas” (#53,500), “destapado” (#53,499), “diatriba” (#53,503). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “devaluar” va en #53,501. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

devaluar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,501 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eβ̞aˈlwaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Disminuir, depreciar el valor de una moneda o de otro bien.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for devaluar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is devaluar, spelled D-E-V-A-L-U-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disminuir, depreciar el valor de una moneda o de otro bien.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Presidente colombiano critica a países desarrollados por devaluar sus monedas

Synonyms

depreciardesvalorizarrebajar

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "devaluar"?
"devaluar" is spelled D-E-V-A-L-U-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eβ̞aˈlwaɾ].
What does "devaluar" mean?
As a verb, "devaluar" means: Disminuir, depreciar el valor de una moneda o de otro bien.
How do you pronounce "devaluar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "devaluar" is [d̪eβ̞aˈlwaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "devaluar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list