debauchee

/dɪbɔːˈtʃi/

//dɪbɔːˈtʃi// noun

"debauchee" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“debauchee” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Somebody who is debauched; somebody who is dissolute and acts without moral restraint.

Corpus desk

Index EN-debauchee · debauchee · English

debauchee · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for debauchee
PropertyValue
Headworddebauchee
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɪbɔːˈtʃi/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “debauchee” in English

debaucheeranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

debauchee is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪbɔːˈtʃi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for debauchee in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French débauché. The correct English form is debauchee, spelled D-E-B-A-U-C-H-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Somebody who is debauched; somebody who is dissolute and acts without moral restraint.
  2. 2
    A person addicted to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.

Etymology

From French débauché.

Synonyms

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "debauchee"?
"debauchee" is spelled D-E-B-A-U-C-H-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪbɔːˈtʃi/.
What does "debauchee" mean?
As a noun, "debauchee" means: Somebody who is debauched; somebody who is dissolute and acts without moral restraint.
How do you pronounce "debauchee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "debauchee" is /dɪbɔːˈtʃi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "debauchee"?
From French débauché. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list