Debra
/ˈdɛbɹə/
"debra" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Debra” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,572. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,572
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Hebrew popular in the 1950s and the 1960s.
Corpus desk
Index EN-debra · Debra · English
Debra · rank #19,572 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,572
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH daycare
Nearest frequency peer: daycare (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Debra”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- cultured
cultured
80,432 corpus weight
- Dans
Dans
80,431 corpus weight
- daycare
daycare
80,430 corpus weight
- Debra
Debra
80,429 corpus weight
- depressive
depressive
80,427 corpus weight
- descendant
descendant
80,426 corpus weight
What this shows “Debra” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Debra |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɛbɹə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #19,572 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Debra”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Debra (IPA /ˈdɛbɹə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,572 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A female given name from Hebrew popular in the 1950s and the 1960s.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Debra, with forms such as "dbera", "ddebra", and "debar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "der", "debt", "deer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: A spelling variant of Deborah first used in the 20th century. The correct English form is Debra, spelled D-E-B-R-A.
Definition
- 1A female given name from Hebrew popular in the 1950s and the 1960s.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Debra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"She's Debra Jean," the children shouted in chorus. "We decided last night with Daddy." - - - So her name is Debbie, I thought to myself. With a pretty name and a family to love her this baby has to make it.
In previous years Penryn Town Council has used Falmouth Town Council to fulfil the parks contract and glyphosate had been used, councillor Debra Clegg confirmed.
Etymology
A spelling variant of Deborah first used in the 20th century.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- dbera
- ddebra
- debar
- debbra
- debrra
- derba
- edbra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Debra - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Debra", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).