devolver
/dɨ.voɫ.ˈveɾ/
The verdict
“devolver” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #6,638 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #6,638
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - entregar ou enviar à origem o que se havia recebido
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | devolver |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɨ.voɫ.ˈveɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,638 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “devolver” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for devolver is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.voɫ.ˈveɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,638 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for devolver, with forms such as "ddevolver", "deovlver", and "devlover". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is devolver, spelled D-E-V-O-L-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1entregar ou enviar à origem o que se havia recebido
- 2não aceitar
- 3reenviar
- 4recambiar
- 5rejeitar
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddevolver,deovlver,devlover,devolevr,devollver,devolverr,devolvre,devolvver,devovler,devvolver,dveolver,edvolver
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of devolver - 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.
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.
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Using “devolver”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-V-O-L-V-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɨ.voɫ.ˈveɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.