Debatte

[deˈbatə]

/[deˈbatə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Debatte” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,435. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,435
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Streitgespräch, das bestimmten Regeln folgt

Corpus desk

Index DE-debatte · Debatte · German

Debatte · rank #2,435 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,435
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Code

Nearest frequency peer: Code (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Debatte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Debatte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Debatte vs Debatten
88% similar

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

Key facts for Debatte
PropertyValue
HeadwordDebatte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[deˈbatə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,435
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Debatte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Debatteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Code“ (#2,434), „definitiv“ (#2,436), „Bundestag“ (#2,433). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Debatte“ bei #2,435. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Debatte (IPA [deˈbatə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,435 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Debatte, with forms such as "dbeatte", "ddebatte", and "deabtte". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Debatten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Debatte, spelled D-E-B-A-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Streitgespräch, das bestimmten Regeln folgt
  2. 2
    Aussprache, Erörterung im Parlament

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Debatte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Eine kritische Debatte über die durch die Einwanderung seit 30 Jahren entstandene Situation hat es nicht gegeben.
  2. „Doch früher oder später wird es auch die Intendanten von ARD und ZDF beschäftigen und ihnen eine neue Debatte über ihre Gebührenmilliarden bescheren.“

Synonyms

MeinungsstreitRededuellStreitgesprächWortgefechtAusspracheBesprechungKolloquiumMeinungsaustausch

This word in other languages

debate(English)discusión(Español)débat(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dbeatte
  • ddebatte
  • deabtte
  • debate
  • debatet
  • debbatte
  • debtate
  • edbatte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dbeatte2ddebatte1deabtte2debate1debatet2debbatte1debtate2edbatte2
Edit distance from "Debatte"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Debatte"?
"Debatte" is spelled D-E-B-A-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [deˈbatə].
What does "Debatte" mean?
As a noun, "Debatte" means: Streitgespräch, das bestimmten Regeln folgt
What words are commonly confused with "Debatte"?
"Debatte" is commonly confused with "Debatten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Debatte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Debatte" is [deˈbatə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Debatte" come from?
"Debatte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Hermann#2,448hundert#2,450liefern#2,455ohnehin#2,461

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Moskau8 variantsoberen8 variantsFormel8 variantsworauf8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list