devolverse
[d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞eɾse]
The verdict
“devolverse” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #70,999 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #70,999
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dar la vuelta, retornar, volverse atrás en la dirección contraria hacia la cual se había ido o avanzado.
| 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) |
Where “devolverse” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for devolverse is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞eɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #70,999 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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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Using “devolverse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-V-O-L-V-E-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞eɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.