debutant
/ˈdɛbjuːtənt/noun
debutant is spelled D-E-B-U-T-A-N-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, debutant means “A person (especially a male) who débuts, or appears for the first time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of debutant is debutants or débutants.
How many letters and syllables are in debutant?
| Letters | 8: D-E-B-U-T-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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 debutant?
Debutant appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 debutant?
- UK /ˈdɛbjuːtənt/
- UK /ˈdeɪbjuːtənt/
Debutant has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-debutant.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-debutant2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of debutant
- debutants plural
- débutant
- débutants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does debutant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person (especially a male) who débuts, or appears for the first time.
noun
- 1
A male who débuts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Debutant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense debuting male:
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 debutant come from?
From French débutant, equivalent to debut + -ant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).