débarrasser

\de.ba.ʁa.se\

/\de.ba.ʁa.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“débarrasser” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,336. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,336
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dégager de ce qui embarrasse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-debarrasser · débarrasser · French

débarrasser · rank #5,336 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,336
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH difficilement

Nearest frequency peer: difficilement (-1 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 « débarrasser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « débarrasser » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

débarrasser vs débarrasse
91% similar
débarrasser vs débarasser
91% similar
débarrasser vs débarrassée
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for débarrasser
PropertyValue
Headworddébarrasser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.ba.ʁa.se\
Letters11
Frequency rank#5,336
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « débarrasser »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.débarrasserse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « difficilement » (#5,335), « délégué » (#5,337), « day » (#5,334). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « débarrasser » est au #5,336. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around débarrasser (IPA \de.ba.ʁa.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,336 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for débarrasser, with forms such as "dbéarrasser", "ddébarrasser", and "debarrasser". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "débarrasse", "débarasser", "débarrassée", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is débarrasser, spelled D-É-B-A-R-R-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dégager de ce qui embarrasse.
  2. 2
    Enlever ce qu’il y a sur une table, un bureau.
  3. 3
    Éloigner de quelqu’un ou de soi une personne qui gêne.
  4. 4
    Avorter, faire avorter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le jus déféqué est filtré sur du noir animal en grains qui le débarrasse d'une grande partie de ses matières colorantes, […].
  2. La tête est débarrassée des longs poils couvrant la ganache, le toupet, les oreilles, pour la faire paraître plus dégagée.

Synonyms

dégager

This word in other languages

clear(English)despejar(Español)abräumen(Deutsch)limpar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dbéarrasser
  • ddébarrasser
  • debarrasser
  • déabrrasser
  • débararsser
  • débarraser
  • débarrasesr
  • débarrasserr
  • débarrassre
  • débarrsaser
  • débbarrasser
  • débrarasser
  • édbarrasser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of débarrasser - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dbéarrasser2ddébarrasser1debarrasser1déabrrasser2débararsser2débarraser1débarrasesr2débarrasserr1
Edit distance from "débarrasser"

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 "débarrasser"?
"débarrasser" is spelled D-É-B-A-R-R-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ba.ʁa.se\.
What does "débarrasser" mean?
As a verb, "débarrasser" means: Dégager de ce qui embarrasse.
What words are commonly confused with "débarrasser"?
"débarrasser" is commonly confused with "débarrasse", "débarasser", "débarrassée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "débarrasser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "débarrasser" is \de.ba.ʁa.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "débarrasser" come from?
"débarrasser" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fréquemment#5,347harcèlement#5,349strictement#5,295restaurants#5,284

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

continuez13 variantsenvisager13 variantsesclavage13 variantsbiologique13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list