débit de boissons

\de.bid.bwa.sɔ̃\

/\de.bid.bwa.sɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“débit de boissons” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom générique donné aux établissements dont la fonction principale est de servir des boissons aux consommateurs.

Key facts for débit de boissons
PropertyValue
Headworddébit de boissons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.bid.bwa.sɔ̃\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “débit de boissons” sits in French frequency

débit de boissons falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for débit de boissons is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.bid.bwa.sɔ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nom générique donné aux établissements dont la fonction principale est de servir des boissons aux consommateurs.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for débit de boissons in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is débit de boissons, spelled D-É-B-I-T- -D-E- -B-O-I-S-S-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom générique donné aux établissements dont la fonction principale est de servir des boissons aux consommateurs.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "débit de boissons"?
"débit de boissons" is spelled D-É-B-I-T- -D-E- -B-O-I-S-S-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \de.bid.bwa.sɔ̃\.
What does "débit de boissons" mean?
As a noun, "débit de boissons" means: Nom générique donné aux établissements dont la fonction principale est de servir des boissons aux consommateurs.
How do you pronounce "débit de boissons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "débit de boissons" is \de.bid.bwa.sɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "débit de boissons" come from?
"débit de boissons" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “débit de boissons”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-B-I-T- -D-E- -B-O-I-S-S-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.bid.bwa.sɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list