deben

[ˈd̪eβ̞ẽn]

/[ˈd̪eβ̞ẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“deben” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #510. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#510
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de deber.

Corpus desk

Index ES-deben · deben · Spanish

deben · rank #510 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #510
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH control

Nearest frequency peer: control (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “deben”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “deben” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

deben vs den
60% similar
deben vs deje
60% similar
deben vs debo
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for deben
PropertyValue
Headworddeben
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd̪eβ̞ẽn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#510
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “deben”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).debencae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “control” (#509), “empresas” (#511), “Chile” (#508). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “deben” va en #510. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around deben (IPA [ˈd̪eβ̞ẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #510 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de deber.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for deben, with forms such as "dbeen", "ddeben", and "debben". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "den", "deje", "debo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is deben, spelled D-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de deber.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dbeen
  • ddeben
  • debben
  • debenn
  • debne
  • deebn
  • deven
  • edben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deben - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dbeen2ddeben1debben1debenn1debne2deebn2deven1edben2
Edit distance from "deben"

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 "deben"?
"deben" is spelled D-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪eβ̞ẽn].
What does "deben" mean?
As a verb, "deben" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de deber.
What words are commonly confused with "deben"?
"deben" is commonly confused with "den", "deje", "debo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deben" is [ˈd̪eβ̞ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deben" come from?
"deben" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "deben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Chile#508marzo#514mucha#504serie#516

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

propio8 variantsfuerza8 variantsfuturo8 variantsespero8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list