# dear vs debí

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/dear-vs-debi