# Debra

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɛbɹə/ · frequency rank #19,572

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Hebrew popular in the 1950s and the 1960s.

## Etymology
A spelling variant of Deborah first used in the 20th century.

## Easily confused with
- **der** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-der)
- **debt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-debt)
- **deer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-deer)
- **Dora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-dora)
- **debs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-debs)
- **deva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-deva)
- **dura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-dura)
- **derp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-derp)
- **debut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-debut)
- **delta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-delta)
- **debts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-debts)
- **Della** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-della)
- **Derry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-derry)
- **Delia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-delia)
- **debug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-debug)
- **decry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-decry)
- **debris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debra-vs-debris)
- **DEA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dea-vs-debra)
- **deb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deb-vs-debra)
- **dba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dba-vs-debra)

## Common misspellings (7)
`dbera`, `ddebra`, `debar`, `debbra`, `debrra`, `derba`, `edbra`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/debra