debond

verb

"debond" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To remove a bonding agent such as glue, or to free from such a bonding

Corpus desk

Index EN-debond · debond · English

debond · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for debond
PropertyValue
Headworddebond
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “debond” in English

debondsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

debond is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

debond doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + bond. The correct English form is debond, spelled D-E-B-O-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    To remove a bonding agent such as glue, or to free from such a bonding
  2. 2
    To lift a posted bond

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how debond appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The brackets were debonded by pliers.
  2. The Company shall give three months' prior notice to the Customs Collector in case they decide to debond the shipyard.

Etymology

From de- + bond.

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 "debond"?
"debond" is spelled D-E-B-O-N-D.
What does "debond" mean?
As a verb, "debond" means: To remove a bonding agent such as glue, or to free from such a bonding
What is the origin of the word "debond"?
From de- + bond. 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