Which to use
“débité” is a verb and “débits” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,236
- “débité” frequency rank
- #18,177
- “débits” frequency rank
- 59413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débité | débits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de débiter. | Pluriel de débit. |
Where the eye mixes débité and débits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. débité (CVCVCV) and débits (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: débité vs débits
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: débité is \de.bi.te\ while débits is \de.bi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - é in “débité” becomes s in “débits”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débité is recorded at frequency rank #41,236, classified as averb, pronounced \de.bi.te\. débits is at rank #18,177, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.bi\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 59413, this pair ranks #103,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débité vs débits
Shared letters: bdité. Private to "débité": -. Private to "débits": s.
"débité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "débits" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "débité" and "débits" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "débité" or "débits"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "débité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "débits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débité" and "débits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débité vs déduite". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #103,283 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.