debil
[deˈbiːl]
The verdict
“debil” is an uncommon German word, ranked #95,416 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #95,416
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein wenig geistig behindert
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | debil |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [deˈbiːl] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #95,416 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “debil” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for debil is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [deˈbiːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #95,416 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein wenig geistig behindert".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for debil, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is debil, spelled D-E-B-I-L.
Definition
- 1ein wenig geistig behindert
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “debil”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-B-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [deˈbiːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.