debasement
/dɪˈbeɪsmənt/
"debasement" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“debasement” is uncommon English (frequency #86,194 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,194
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering or degradation, especially in character or quality.
Corpus desk
Index EN-debasement · debasement · English
debasement · rank #86,194 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,194
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Decameron
Nearest frequency peer: Decameron (+1 rank slots)
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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.
Long-tail ranks near “debasement”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
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crèche
13,819 corpus weight
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13,813 corpus weight
- debasement
debasement
13,807 corpus weight
- Decameron
Decameron
13,806 corpus weight
- decriminali…
decriminalizing
13,804 corpus weight
- detent
detent
13,795 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “debasement” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | debasement |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪˈbeɪsmənt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #86,194 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “debasement” in English
Rare enough to double-check
debasement is uncommon English at frequency #86,194 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪˈbeɪsmənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for debasement, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From debase + -ment. The correct English form is debasement, spelled D-E-B-A-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering or degradation, especially in character or quality.
- 2The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how debasement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His large water-dog was acquainted with the fact, and upon the approach of his master, betrayed his sense of inferiority by a sanctity of deportment, a debasement of the ears, and a dropping of the lower jaw not altogether unworthy of a dog.
She had given herself to Darrow, and concealed the episode from Owen Leath, with no more apparent sense of debasement than the vulgarest of adventuresses.
Etymology
From debase + -ment.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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