debilitate

[dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt]

/[dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt]/ verb

The verdict

“debilitate” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (jemanden oder etwas) schwächen; entkräften; an den Kräften zehren

Corpus desk

Index DE-debilitate · debilitate · German

debilitate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for debilitate
PropertyValue
Headworddebilitate
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „debilitate“ im Deutschen

debilitateliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

debilitate is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(jemanden oder etwas) schwächen; entkräften; an den Kräften zehren".

No misspelling variants are generated for debilitate in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is debilitate, spelled D-E-B-I-L-I-T-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (jemanden oder etwas) schwächen; entkräften; an den Kräften zehren

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "debilitate"?
"debilitate" is spelled D-E-B-I-L-I-T-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt].
What does "debilitate" mean?
As a verb, "debilitate" means: (jemanden oder etwas) schwächen; entkräften; an den Kräften zehren
How do you pronounce "debilitate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "debilitate" is [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "debilitate" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list