# debí vs der

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### der
*article · IPA [de:ɐ] · frequency rank #6,897*
El.

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