# debated

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈbeɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #12,954

## Definitions
1. disputed, under discussion, not settled.

## Easily confused with
- **dented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debated-vs-dented)
- **delayed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debated-vs-delayed)
- **deleted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debated-vs-deleted)
- **devoted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debated-vs-devoted)
- **donated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debated-vs-donated)
- **debuted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debated-vs-debuted)
- **dilated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debated-vs-dilated)
- **decayed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debated-vs-decayed)
- **defeated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debated-vs-defeated)
- **departed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debated-vs-departed)
- **deflated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debated-vs-deflated)
- **dated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dated-vs-debated)
- **debate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debate-vs-debated)

## Common misspellings (10)
`dbeated`, `ddebated`, `deabted`, `debaetd`, `debatde`, `debatedd`, `debatted`, `debbated`, `debtaed`, `edbated`

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