# dead vs debí

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### dead
*adjective · IPA /dɛd/ · frequency rank #11,749*
Muerto.

### debí
*verb · IPA [d̪eˈβ̞i] · frequency rank #14,811*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de deber.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/dead-vs-debi