Debütant

[debyˈtant]

/[debyˈtant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Debütant” is uncommon German (frequency #83,833 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,833
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der erstmals in einem bestimmten Bereich, in einem bestimmten Rahmen öffentlich auftritt/antritt (besonders als Künstler oder Sportler)

Key facts for Debütant
PropertyValue
HeadwordDebütant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[debyˈtant]
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,833
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Debütant” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Debütant lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Debütant is uncommon German at frequency #83,833 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [debyˈtant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der erstmals in einem bestimmten Bereich, in einem bestimmten Rahmen öffentlich auftritt/antritt (besonders als Künstler oder Sportler)".

Debütant has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Debütant, spelled D-E-B-Ü-T-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der erstmals in einem bestimmten Bereich, in einem bestimmten Rahmen öffentlich auftritt/antritt (besonders als Künstler oder Sportler)

Antonyms

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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 "Debütant"?
"Debütant" is spelled D-E-B-Ü-T-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [debyˈtant].
What does "Debütant" mean?
As a noun, "Debütant" means: jemand, der erstmals in einem bestimmten Bereich, in einem bestimmten Rahmen öffentlich auftritt/antritt (besonders als Künstler oder Sportler)
How do you pronounce "Debütant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Debütant" is [debyˈtant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Debütant" come from?
"Debütant" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Debütant”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-E-B-Ü-T-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [debyˈtant] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list