Deborah

name

The verdict

“Deborah” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,690
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prénom féminin, variante orthographique de Déborah.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Deborah vs Debra
71% similar
Deborah vs déborde
43% similar

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

Key facts for Deborah
PropertyValue
HeadwordDeborah
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,690
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Deborah” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Deborah lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Deborah, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,690 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom féminin, variante orthographique de Déborah.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Deborah, with forms such as "dbeorah", "ddeborah", and "debborah". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Debra", "déborde", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Deborah, spelled D-E-B-O-R-A-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin, variante orthographique de Déborah.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dbeorah,ddeborah,debborah,deboarh,deborahh,deborha,deborrah,debroah,deobrah,edborah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Deborah - 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.

dbeorah2ddeborah1debborah1deboarh2deborahh1deborha2deborrah1debroah2
Edit distance from "Deborah"

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 "Deborah"?
"Deborah" is spelled D-E-B-O-R-A-H.
What does "Deborah" mean?
As a proper noun, "Deborah" means: Prénom féminin, variante orthographique de Déborah.
What words are commonly confused with "Deborah"?
"Deborah" is commonly confused with "Debra", "déborde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Deborah" come from?
"Deborah" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Deborah”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-E-B-O-R-A-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “Debra” - see the side-by-side comparison. Deborah vs Debra
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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