devoto

/[d̪eˈβ̞ot̪o]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,944

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

devoto is anSpanishadj. It means: Dedicado con fervor a obras de piedad y religión. Pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞ot̪o]. Often confused with devotos and depto.

Key facts for devoto
PropertyValue
Headworddevoto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[d̪eˈβ̞ot̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,944
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for devoto is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eˈβ̞ot̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,944 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for devoto, with forms such as "ddevoto", "deboto", and "deovto". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "devotos", "depto", "delito", 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 devoto, spelled D-E-V-O-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dedicado con fervor a obras de piedad y religión.
  2. 2
    Aplícase a la imagen, templo o lugar que mueve a devoción.
  3. 3
    Que siente entusiasmo o afición por algo o alguien, en especial si es por un objeto de culto.
  4. 4
    Religioso.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddevoto,deboto,deovto,devoot,devotto,devtoo,devvoto,dveoto,edvoto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for devoto

Misspelling Variants of "devoto"

ddevoto7deboto6deovto6devoot6devotto7devtoo6devvoto7dveoto6
Misspelling Variants of "devoto"

Frequency rank: #17,944 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "devoto"?
"devoto" is spelled D-E-V-O-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈβ̞ot̪o].
What does "devoto" mean?
As an adj, "devoto" means: Dedicado con fervor a obras de piedad y religión.
What words are commonly confused with "devoto"?
"devoto" is commonly confused with "devotos", "depto", "delito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "devoto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "devoto" is [d̪eˈβ̞ot̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "devoto" come from?
"devoto" 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.