devolver

/[d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞eɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,492

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

devolver is aSpanishverb. It means: Hacer que algo regrese a su estado o ubicación anterior. Pronounced [d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞eɾ]. It ranks #5,492 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with devolvió and disolver.

Key facts for devolver
PropertyValue
Headworddevolver
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞eɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,492
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of devolver in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for devolver is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞eɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,492 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for devolver, with forms such as "ddevolver", "debolber", and "deovlver". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "devolvió", "disolver", "devolverá", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is devolver, spelled D-E-V-O-L-V-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer que algo regrese a su estado o ubicación anterior.
  2. 2
    Dar otra vez algo a quien antes lo tenía o poseía.
  3. 3
    Hacer una acción que corresponde o se compara con la de alguien efectuada anteriormente, como una visita, un favor, un daño, una ofensa, etc.
  4. 4
    Entregar a su vendedor o expendedor un artículo comprado, con la expectativa de obtener reintegro del valor de la compra.
  5. 5
    Rechazar un trabajo o encargo por no llenar las expectativas.
  6. 6
    Entregar el dinero sobrante a quien ha hecho un pago.
  7. 7
    Expulsar por la boca lo contenido en el estómago.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddevolver,debolber,deovlver,devlover,devolevr,devollver,devolverr,devolvre,devolvver,devovler,devvolver,dveolver,edvolver

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for devolver

Misspelling Variants of "devolver"

ddevolver9debolber8deovlver8devlover8devolevr8devollver9devolverr9devolvre8
Misspelling Variants of "devolver"

Frequency rank: #5,492 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "devolver"?
"devolver" is spelled D-E-V-O-L-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞eɾ].
What does "devolver" mean?
As a verb, "devolver" means: Hacer que algo regrese a su estado o ubicación anterior.
What words are commonly confused with "devolver"?
"devolver" is commonly confused with "devolvió", "disolver", "devolverá". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "devolver"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "devolver" is [d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "devolver" come from?
"devolver" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.