devuelve

[d̪eˈβ̞welβ̞e]

/[d̪eˈβ̞welβ̞e]/ verb

The verdict

“devuelve” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,127
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de devolver.

Corpus desk

Index ES-devuelve · devuelve · Spanish

devuelve · rank #10,127 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,127
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desnudos

Nearest frequency peer: desnudos (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “devuelve”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “devuelve” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

devuelve vs devuelvo
88% similar
devuelve vs disuelve
75% similar
devuelve vs devuelven
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for devuelve
PropertyValue
Headworddevuelve
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eˈβ̞welβ̞e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,127
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “devuelve”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).devuelvecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “desnudos” (#10,126), “ejes” (#10,128), “deliciosa” (#10,125). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “devuelve” va en #10,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around devuelve (IPA [d̪eˈβ̞welβ̞e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,127 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for devuelve, with forms such as "ddevuelve", "debuelbe", and "deuvelve". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "devuelvo", "disuelve", "devuelven", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is devuelve, spelled D-E-V-U-E-L-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de devolver.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de devolver.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddevuelve
  • debuelbe
  • deuvelve
  • deveulve
  • devuelev
  • devuellve
  • devuelvve
  • devuevle
  • devuleve
  • devvuelve
  • dveuelve
  • edvuelve

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of devuelve - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddevuelve1debuelbe2deuvelve2deveulve2devuelev2devuellve1devuelvve1devuevle2
Edit distance from "devuelve"

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 "devuelve"?
"devuelve" is spelled D-E-V-U-E-L-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈβ̞welβ̞e].
What does "devuelve" mean?
As a verb, "devuelve" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de devolver.
What words are commonly confused with "devuelve"?
"devuelve" is commonly confused with "devuelvo", "disuelve", "devuelven". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "devuelve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "devuelve" is [d̪eˈβ̞welβ̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "devuelve" come from?
"devuelve" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list