devorar

/dɨ.vu.ˈɾaɾ/

//dɨ.vu.ˈɾaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“devorar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,166. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,166
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - destruir

Corpus desk

Index PT-devorar · devorar · Portuguese

devorar · rank #28,166 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,166
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH determine

Nearest frequency peer: determine (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “devorar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “devorar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

devorar vs demora
71% similar
devorar vs demorar
86% similar
devorar vs devagar
71% similar

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

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “devorar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).devorarcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “determine” (#28,165), “destinar” (#28,163), “débil” (#28,176). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “devorar” fica em #28,166. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around devorar (IPA /dɨ.vu.ˈɾaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,166 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for devorar, with forms such as "ddevorar", "deovrar", and "devoarr". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "demora", "demorar", "devagar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is devorar, spelled D-E-V-O-R-A-R.

Definition

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

This word in other languages

devour(English)devorar(Español)dévorer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddevorar
  • deovrar
  • devoarr
  • devorarr
  • devorra
  • devorrar
  • devroar
  • devvorar
  • dveorar
  • edvorar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddevorar1deovrar2devoarr2devorarr1devorra2devorrar1devroar2devvorar1
Edit distance from "devorar"

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 "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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

custear#28,148fanpage#28,199fazeres#28,201fininho#28,206

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

cativar10 variantsgranizo10 variantsbondoso10 variantsgravura10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list