debatirse

[d̪eβ̞aˈt̪iɾse]

/[d̪eβ̞aˈt̪iɾse]/ verb

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The verdict

“debatirse” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #66,829 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#66,829
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Luchar contra uno mismo con resistencia, o entre dudas.

Key facts for debatirse
PropertyValue
Headworddebatirse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eβ̞aˈt̪iɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,829
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “debatirse” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). debatirse lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for debatirse is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eβ̞aˈt̪iɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,829 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Luchar contra uno mismo con resistencia, o entre dudas.".

No misspelling variants are generated for debatirse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is debatirse, spelled D-E-B-A-T-I-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Luchar contra uno mismo con resistencia, o entre dudas.

Synonyms

vacilar

This word in other languages

se débattre(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "debatirse"?
"debatirse" is spelled D-E-B-A-T-I-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eβ̞aˈt̪iɾse].
What does "debatirse" mean?
As a verb, "debatirse" means: Luchar contra uno mismo con resistencia, o entre dudas.
How do you pronounce "debatirse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "debatirse" is [d̪eβ̞aˈt̪iɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "debatirse" come from?
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Using “debatirse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-B-A-T-I-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪eβ̞aˈt̪iɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list