débito
[ˈd̪eβ̞it̪o]
The verdict
“débito” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,707. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,707
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obligación de pagar o devolver algo, generalmente dinero, que se había recibido antes.
Corpus desk
Index ES-debito · débito · Spanish
débito · rank #19,707 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,707
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH Duero
Nearest frequency peer: Duero (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “débito”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- dióxido
dióxido
80,297 corpus weight
- duerma
duerma
80,296 corpus weight
- Duero
Duero
80,295 corpus weight
- débito
débito
80,294 corpus weight
- egoístas
egoístas
80,293 corpus weight
- egresado
egresado
80,292 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “débito” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | débito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈd̪eβ̞it̪o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #19,707 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “débito” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around débito (IPA [ˈd̪eβ̞it̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,707 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for débito, with forms such as "dbéito", "ddébito", and "débbito". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "debo", "depto", "delito", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is débito, spelled D-É-B-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Obligación de pagar o devolver algo, generalmente dinero, que se había recibido antes.
- 2Una de las dos partes o secciones en que se dividen las cuentas, en la que se indican las cantidades que egresan, se cargan o se debitan.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- dbéito
- ddébito
- débbito
- débiot
- débitto
- débtio
- déibto
- dévito
- édbito
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of débito - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "débito", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "débito". Here's where to go from here.
- "débito" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "debo". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #19,707 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.