débilitant
\de.bi.li.tɑ̃\
The verdict
“débilitant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est propre à débiliter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-debilitant · débilitant · French
débilitant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | débilitant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \de.bi.li.tɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
débilitant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \de.bi.li.tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est propre à débiliter.".
Zero misspellings are on record for débilitant in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is débilitant, spelled D-É-B-I-L-I-T-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui est propre à débiliter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how débilitant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’éblouissement causé par les phares à DEL est "vraiment débilitant" et "une grande source de distraction", constate-t-il.
Des trois médecins célèbres, chez lesquels il la conduisit, le premier déclara que ma mère était anémique, et prescrivit un régime fortifiant ; le second, qu’elle était atteinte de rhumatismes nerveux, et ordonna un régime débilitant. Le troisième affirma « que ce n’était rien » et recommanda de la tranquillité d’esprit.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.