devolução

noun

The verdict

“devolução” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,785. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,785
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o ato ou efeito de devolver

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

devolução vs devoção
78% similar
devolução vs desolação
78% similar

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

Key facts for devolução
PropertyValue
Headworddevolução
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,785
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “devolução” sits in Portuguese 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). devolução lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around devolução, anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,785 among 2,399 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for devolução, with forms such as "ddevolução", "deovlução", and "devloução". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "devoção", "desolação", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is devolução, spelled D-E-V-O-L-U-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o ato ou efeito de devolver
  2. 2
    concessão estatutária de poderes do governo central de um Estado ao governo a nível nacional, regional, ou local

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddevolução
  • deovlução
  • devloução
  • devollução
  • devoluãço
  • devoluçoã
  • devolçuão
  • devoulção
  • devvolução
  • dveolução
  • edvolução

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of devolução - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddevolução1deovlução2devloução2devollução1devoluãço2devoluçoã2devolçuão2devoulção2
Edit distance from "devolução"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "devolução"?
"devolução" is spelled D-E-V-O-L-U-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "devolução" mean?
As a noun, "devolução" means: o ato ou efeito de devolver
What words are commonly confused with "devolução"?
"devolução" is commonly confused with "devoção", "desolação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "devolução" come from?
"devolução" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “devolução”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-V-O-L-U-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “devoção” - see the side-by-side comparison. devolução vs devoção
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list