# dear vs debas

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### dear
*adjective · IPA /dɪə/ · frequency rank #39,148*
Querido.

### debas
*verb · IPA [ˈd̪eβ̞as] · frequency rank #29,580*
Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de deber.

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