Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

devotée

/dˌɛvətˈi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: devo-tee
IPA: /dˌɛvətˈi/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncommon form of devotee.

Example Sentences

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:devotée."

Etymology

Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from devotee with an acute accent over the second e based on the false assumption that the word was directly borrowed from *devotée, the actual French word being dévot. Compare repartée and toupée, which have similar etymologies.

Inflected Forms

devotées (plural)

Rhymes With

d d. t t. b b. c c. e e. p p.

Questions

How do you pronounce devotée?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˌɛvətˈi/.
What does devotée mean?: Uncommon form of devotee.
Where does devotée come from?: Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from devotee with an acute accent over the second e based on the false assumption that the word was directly borrowed from *devotée, the actual French word being dévot. Compare repartée and toupée, which have similar etymologies.

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