dévot

\de.vo\

/\de.vo\/ adj

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The verdict

“dévot” is uncommon French (frequency #60,740 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,740
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attaché aux pratiques religieuses.

Corpus desk

Index FR-devot · dévot · French

dévot · rank #60,740 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,740
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dévaluer

Nearest frequency peer: dévaluer (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « dévot »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « dévot » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dévot
PropertyValue
Headworddévot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\de.vo\
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,740
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dévot » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).dévottombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « dévaluer » (#60,739), « détonne » (#60,738), « désintéresser » (#60,737). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dévot » est au #60,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dévot is uncommon French at frequency #60,740 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \de.vo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

dévot doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 dévot, spelled D-É-V-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Attaché aux pratiques religieuses.
  2. 2
    Qui a le caractère de la dévotion.
  3. 3
    Hypocrite, qui feint la dévotion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il était dévot et charitable.
  2. C’est alors que Louis VII, roi plein de fougue en même temps que dévot, se fit l’instigateur d’une nouvelle Croisade.

This word in other languages

devout(English)devoto(Español)strenggläubig(Deutsch)

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 "dévot"?
"dévot" is spelled D-É-V-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.vo\.
What does "dévot" mean?
As an adjective, "dévot" means: Attaché aux pratiques religieuses.
How do you pronounce "dévot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dévot" is \de.vo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dévot" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dying#60,716Eugen#60,767dinar#60,705farms#60,782

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list