# deb vs debug

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### deb
*noun · frequency rank #21,486*
A debutante (a young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society).

### debug
*verb · IPA /diːˈbʌɡ/ · frequency rank #34,458*
To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deb-vs-debug