devanagari
\də.va.na.ɡa.ʁi\
The verdict
“devanagari” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de dévanagari.
Corpus desk
Index FR-devanagari · devanagari · French
devanagari · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | devanagari |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \də.va.na.ɡa.ʁi\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
devanagari is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \də.va.na.ɡa.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de dévanagari.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for devanagari, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is devanagari, spelled D-E-V-A-N-A-G-A-R-I.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de dévanagari.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how devanagari appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La signature elle-même n’avait rien de chantourné : il signait simplement son nom en devanagari (l’écriture sanskrite ordinaire de l’hindi moderne) : ses initiales et son nom de famille.
À l’origine, hindi et ourdou étaient une seule et même langue, que les hindous écrivaient en devanagari et les musulmans en caractères arabes.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.