deve

\ˈdeː.ve\

/\ˈdeː.ve\/ verb

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The verdict

“deve” is uncommon French (frequency #77,417 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,417
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe deviñ.

Key facts for deve
PropertyValue
Headworddeve
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈdeː.ve\
Letters4
Frequency rank#77,417
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “deve” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). deve lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deve is uncommon French at frequency #77,417 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈdeː.ve\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe deviñ.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for deve, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is deve, spelled D-E-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe deviñ.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "deve"?
"deve" is spelled D-E-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈdeː.ve\.
What does "deve" mean?
As a verb, "deve" means: Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe deviñ.
How do you pronounce "deve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deve" is \ˈdeː.ve\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deve" come from?
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Using “deve”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-E-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈdeː.ve\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list