devos

\ˈde.vos\

/\ˈde.vos\/ verb

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The verdict

“devos” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,210. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,210
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Futur de devi.

Corpus desk

Index FR-devos · devos · French

devos · rank #40,210 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,210
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH demy

Nearest frequency peer: demy (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « devos »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « devos » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

devos vs dos
60% similar
devos vs duos
60% similar
devos vs dios
60% similar

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

Key facts for devos
PropertyValue
Headworddevos
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈde.vos\
Letters5
Frequency rank#40,210
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « devos »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).devosse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « demy » (#40,209), « différenciée » (#40,211), « demand » (#40,208). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « devos » est au #40,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around devos (IPA \ˈde.vos\), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,210 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Futur de devi.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for devos, with forms such as "ddevos", "deovs", and "devoss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dos", "duos", "dios", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is devos, spelled D-E-V-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Futur de devi.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how devos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. (Antaŭparolo) ĝi ne devos forigi aŭ ŝanĝi la diritan formon il ne devra pas supprimer ou changer la dite forme

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddevos
  • deovs
  • devoss
  • devso
  • devvos
  • dveos
  • edvos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of devos - 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.

ddevos1deovs2devoss1devso2devvos1dveos2edvos2
Edit distance from "devos"

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 "devos"?
"devos" is spelled D-E-V-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈde.vos\.
What does "devos" mean?
As a verb, "devos" means: Futur de devi.
What words are commonly confused with "devos"?
"devos" is commonly confused with "dos", "duos", "dios". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "devos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "devos" is \ˈde.vos\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "devos" come from?
"devos" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coral#40,199cohue#40,188ethno#40,253fakir#40,266

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

gaffes7 variantsBagel7 variantsartus7 variantsHuber7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list