debilitante

[d̪eβ̞iliˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]

/[d̪eβ̞iliˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]/ adj

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The verdict

“debilitante” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,245 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,245
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que debilita o causa debilidad (falta de fuerza, energía o vigor).

Key facts for debilitante
PropertyValue
Headworddebilitante
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪eβ̞iliˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]
Letters11
Frequency rank#97,245
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “debilitante” 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). debilitante lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

debilitante is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,245 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [d̪eβ̞iliˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que debilita o causa debilidad (falta de fuerza, energía o vigor).".

No misspelling variants are generated for debilitante in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is debilitante, spelled D-E-B-I-L-I-T-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que debilita o causa debilidad (falta de fuerza, energía o vigor).

This word in other languages

debilitating(English)débilitant(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 "debilitante"?
"debilitante" is spelled D-E-B-I-L-I-T-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eβ̞iliˈt̪ãn̪t̪e].
What does "debilitante" mean?
As an adjective, "debilitante" means: Que debilita o causa debilidad (falta de fuerza, energía o vigor).
How do you pronounce "debilitante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "debilitante" is [d̪eβ̞iliˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "debilitante" come from?
"debilitante" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “debilitante”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-B-I-L-I-T-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪eβ̞iliˈt̪ãn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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