debatían
[d̪eβ̞aˈt̪iãn]
The verdict
“debatían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,042 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,042
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de debatir o de debatirse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | debatían |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪eβ̞aˈt̪iãn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #79,042 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “debatían” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
debatían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,042 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eβ̞aˈt̪iãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de debatir o de debatirse.".
No misspelling variants are generated for debatían in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is debatían, spelled D-E-B-A-T-Í-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de debatir o de debatirse.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “debatían”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-B-A-T-Í-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.