debtor
debt·or/ˈdɛt.ɚ/noun
debtor is spelled D-E-B-T-O-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (debt·or). It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, debtor means “A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of debtor is debtors.
How many letters and syllables are in debtor?
| Letters | 6: D-E-B-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: debt·or |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is debtor?
Debtor appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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).
How do you pronounce debtor?
- UK /ˈdɛt.ə/
- US /ˈdɛt.ɚ/
- Australia /ˈdet.ə/
Debtor has 2 syllables, split debt·or in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-debtor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with debtor?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as debtor from its last stressed vowel (/ɛtəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of debtor
- debtors plural
- debtour
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does debtor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
The debtor agreed to repay the loan within six months.
- 2
One who owes another anything, or is under obligation, arising from express agreement, implication of law, or principles of natural justice, to pay money or to fulfill some other obligation; in bankruptcy or similar proceedings, the person who is the subject of the proceeding.
As a debtor, he faced constant letters from the bank.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate debtor?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of debtor: dr.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Debtor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a person or firm that owes money:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | débiteur, débitrice |
| German | Schuldner, Schuldnerin |
| Portuguese | devedor, devedora |
| Spanish | deudor, deudora |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does debtor come from?
From Middle English dettour, from Old French detour, from Latin debitor, equivalent to debt + -or. Doublet of debitor. Displaced native Old English *sċola.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).