Which to use
“debatió” and “debió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,497
- “debatió” frequency rank
- #2,706
- “debió” frequency rank
- 46203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | debatió | debió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de debatir o de debatirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de deber. |
Where the eye mixes debatió and debió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. debatió runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against debió's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses debatió with debió
A purely visual mix-up. debatió ([d̪eβ̞aˈt̪jo]) and debió ([d̪eˈβ̞jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
debatió is recorded at frequency rank #43,497, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eβ̞aˈt̪jo]. debió is at rank #2,706, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞jo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46203, this pair ranks #127,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of debatió vs debió
Shared letters: bdeió. Private to "debatió": at. Private to "debió": -.
"debatió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "debió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "debatió" and "debió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "debatió" or "debió"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "debatió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "debió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "debatió" and "debió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "debatida vs debatió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #127,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.