devolverse
[d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞eɾse]
The verdict
“devolverse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,999 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,999
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dar la vuelta, retornar, volverse atrás en la dirección contraria hacia la cual se había ido o avanzado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-devolverse · devolverse · Spanish
devolverse · rank #70,999 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,999
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH devalúa
Nearest frequency peer: devalúa (-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 “devolverse”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- destilan
destilan
29,005 corpus weight
- desvaríos
desvaríos
29,004 corpus weight
- devalúa
devalúa
29,003 corpus weight
- devolverse
devolverse
29,002 corpus weight
- dicto
dicto
29,001 corpus weight
- difumina
difumina
29,000 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “devolverse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | devolverse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞eɾse] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #70,999 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “devolverse” en español
Rare enough to double-check
devolverse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,999 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞eɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dar la vuelta, retornar, volverse atrás en la dirección contraria hacia la cual se había ido o avanzado.".
No misspelling variants are generated for devolverse in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is devolverse, spelled D-E-V-O-L-V-E-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Dar la vuelta, retornar, volverse atrás en la dirección contraria hacia la cual se había ido o avanzado.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how devolverse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Después de caminar una milla, el hombre se devolvió hasta su casa porque había olvidado su gorra.
Fuimos hasta el aeropuerto, pero nos devolvimos porque nos dijeron que el vuelo había sido cancelado.
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.
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