# debs

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #39,278

## Definitions
1. A debutante ball or debut.

## Etymology
Clipping of debutante or debut + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **DS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-ds)
- **del** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-del)
- **Dec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-dec)
- **Des** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-des)
- **der** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-der)
- **den** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-den)
- **def** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-def)
- **dem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-dem)
- **Dee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-dee)
- **dev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-dev)
- **dis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-dis)
- **DOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-dos)
- **dub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-dub)
- **dew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-dew)
- **DJs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-djs)
- **DEI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-dei)
- **dex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-dex)
- **DHS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-dhs)
- **DPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-dps)
- **DMs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-dms)

## Common misspellings (6)
`dbes`, `ddebs`, `debbs`, `debss`, `desb`, `edbs`

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