débute
\de.byt\
The verdict
“débute” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,188. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,188
- frequency rank, French
- 5,307
- “D” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de débuter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-debute · débute · French
débute · rank #6,188 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,188
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,307
- PHOTO-FINISH drogues
Nearest frequency peer: drogues (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “débute”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- divisions
divisions
93,816 corpus weight
- DJ
DJ
93,815 corpus weight
- drogues
drogues
93,814 corpus weight
- débute
débute
93,813 corpus weight
- dédiée
dédiée
93,812 corpus weight
- essentielle
essentielle
93,810 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “débute” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | débute |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.byt\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #6,188 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “débute” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around débute (IPA \de.byt\), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,188 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for débute, with forms such as "dbéute", "ddébute", and "debute". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "doute", "dette", "déçue", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 débute, spelled D-É-B-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de débuter.
- 2Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de débuter.
- 3Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de débuter.
- 4Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de débuter.
- 5Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de débuter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how débute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On débute par un bain de demi-heure à une heure, et on augmente tous les jours d’une heure environ, jusqu’à ce qu’on soit arrivé à ce qu’on appelle la haute baignée, qui se compose en général de quatre à cinq heures de bain le matin, et de une à deux heures l’après midi.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- dbéute
- ddébute
- debute
- débbute
- débtue
- débuet
- débutte
- déubte
- édbute
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of débute - 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.
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
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "débute", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "débute". Here's where to go from here.
- "débute" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "doute". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #6,188 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.