deben
de·ben/ˈdɛbɛn/noun
deben is spelled D-E-B-E-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables (de·ben). It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deben means “A measure of weight used during the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, equivalent to about 13.6 grams” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deben is debens.
How many letters and syllables are in deben?
| Letters | 5: D-E-B-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: de·ben |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is deben?
Deben appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 deben?
- US /ˈdɛbɛn/
Deben has 2 syllables, split de·ben in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of deben
- debens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deben mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A measure of weight used during the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, equivalent to about 13.6 grams.
- 2
A measure of weight used during the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, equivalent to 10 kite (about 91 grams).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does deben come from?
Borrowed from Egyptian dbn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).