devorar

//dɨ.vu.ˈɾaɾ// verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,166

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

devorar is aPortugueseverb. It means: destruir Pronounced /dɨ.vu.ˈɾaɾ/. Often confused with demora and demorar.

Key facts for devorar
PropertyValue
Headworddevorar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.vu.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,166
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of devorar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for devorar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.vu.ˈɾaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #28,166 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for devorar, with forms such as "ddevorar", "deovrar", and "devoarr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "demora", "demorar", "devagar", and more, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is devorar, spelled D-E-V-O-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    destruir
  2. 2
    consumir depressa
  3. 3
    comer com sofreguidão

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddevorar,deovrar,devoarr,devorarr,devorra,devorrar,devroar,devvorar,dveorar,edvorar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for devorar

Misspelling Variants of "devorar"

ddevorar8deovrar7devoarr7devorarr8devorra7devorrar8devroar7devvorar8
Misspelling Variants of "devorar"

Frequency rank: #28,166 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "devorar"?
"devorar" is spelled D-E-V-O-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.vu.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "devorar" mean?
As a verb, "devorar" means: destruir
What words are commonly confused with "devorar"?
"devorar" is commonly confused with "demora", "demorar", "devagar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "devorar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "devorar" is /dɨ.vu.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "devorar" come from?
"devorar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter D in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.