debonnaire
adjective
debonnaire is spelled D-E-B-O-N-N-A-I-R-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, debonnaire means “Alternative spelling of debonair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in debonnaire?
| Letters | 10: D-E-B-O-N-N-A-I-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 debonnaire?
Debonnaire appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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).
Forms of debonnaire
- more débonnaire comparative
- most débonnaire superlative
- more debonnaire comparative
- most debonnaire superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does debonnaire mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative spelling of debonair.
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of debonair.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does debonnaire come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French débonnaire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).