# debes vs does

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### debes
*verb · IPA [ˈd̪eβ̞es] · frequency rank #1,504*
Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de deber.

### does
*verb · IPA /ˈdʌz/ · frequency rank #31,750*
Tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) del presente simple del verbo (to) do.

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