debar
/dɪˈbɑː(ɹ)/verb
debar is spelled D-E-B-A-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, debar means “To exclude or shut out; to bar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in debar?
| Letters | 5: D-E-B-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is debar?
Debar appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce debar?
- UK /dɪˈbɑː(ɹ)/
Debar has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-debar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with debar?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as debar from its last stressed vowel (/ɑ/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bread, beard.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of debar
- debars present, singular, he/she/it
- debarring participle, present
- debarred participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does debar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To exclude or shut out; to bar.
- 2
To hinder or prevent.
- 3
USTo prohibit (a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with a government program) from future participation in that program.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Debar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense To exclude or shut out; to bar:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ausschließen |
| Portuguese | barrar, excluir |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does debar come from?
From Anglo-Norman debarrer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).