débandade

\de.bɑ̃.dad\

/\de.bɑ̃.dad\/ noun

The verdict

“débandade” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,221. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,221
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de se débander ou de se disperser ; débâcle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-debandade · débandade · French

débandade · rank #40,221 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,221
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drouet

Nearest frequency peer: Drouet (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « débandade »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « débandade » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for débandade
PropertyValue
Headworddébandade
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.bɑ̃.dad\
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,221
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « débandade »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).débandadese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Drouet » (#40,219), « décideront » (#40,223), « dressait » (#40,218). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « débandade » est au #40,221. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around débandade (IPA \de.bɑ̃.dad\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,221 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for débandade, with forms such as "dbéandade", "ddébandade", and "debandade". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is débandade, spelled D-É-B-A-N-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de se débander ou de se disperser ; débâcle.
  2. 2
    Action de débander, cessation de l’érection, fait de ne plus bander.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how débandade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ce dénouement prévu donna le signal d'une débandade générale, quoique les badauds qui avaient pris position dans la Cité ne courussent aucun danger.
  2. On s’oublia quelques minutes encore autour de la table, et l’on quitta enfin la salle à manger, tout odorante des mets, des vins, des fruits et des roses, toute chaude des grosses bûches qui étaient tombées en braise, dans la gaieté un peu en déroute des cristaux et de l’argenterie, sous le jour pâle et fin éclairant la débandade du couvert.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dbéandade
  • ddébandade
  • debandade
  • déabndade
  • débadnade
  • débanadde
  • débandadde
  • débandaed
  • débanddade
  • débanddae
  • débanndade
  • débbandade
  • débnadade
  • édbandade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of débandade - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dbéandade2ddébandade1debandade1déabndade2débadnade2débanadde2débandadde1débandaed2
Edit distance from "débandade"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "débandade"?
"débandade" is spelled D-É-B-A-N-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.bɑ̃.dad\.
What does "débandade" mean?
As a noun, "débandade" means: Action de se débander ou de se disperser ; débâcle.
What are common misspellings of "débandade"?
Common misspellings include "dbéandade", "ddébandade", "debandade", "déabndade", "débadnade". The correct spelling is "débandade".
How do you pronounce "débandade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "débandade" is \de.bɑ̃.dad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "débandade" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "débandade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list