Which to use
“debuta” and “debutar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,791
- “debuta” frequency rank
- #28,711
- “debutar” frequency rank
- 55502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | debuta | debutar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de debutar. | Referido a espectáculos, obras treatrales, artistas, deportistas, etc., hacer la primera presentación o actuación ante el público. |
Where the eye mixes debuta and debutar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. debuta runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against debutar's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: debuta vs debutar
A purely visual mix-up. debuta ([d̪eˈβ̞ut̪a]) and debutar ([d̪eβ̞uˈt̪aɾ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “debuta” sits inside “debutar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
debuta is recorded at frequency rank #26,791, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞ut̪a]. debutar is at rank #28,711, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eβ̞uˈt̪aɾ].
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 55502, this pair ranks #78,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of debuta vs debutar
Shared letters: abdetu. Private to "debuta": -. Private to "debutar": r.
"debuta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "debutar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "debuta" for "debutar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "debuta" or "debutar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "debuta" and "debutar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "debuta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "debutar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "debuta" and "debutar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "debutar vs denotar". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #78,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.