Which to use
“débité” and “débuta” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,236
- “débité” frequency rank
- #32,785
- “débuta” frequency rank
- 74021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débité | débuta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de débiter. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de débuter. |
Where the eye mixes débité and débuta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. débité and débuta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses débité with débuta
A purely visual mix-up. débité (\de.bi.te\) and débuta (\de.by.ta\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74021, 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\. débuta is at rank #32,785, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.by.ta\.
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 74021, this pair ranks #38,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débité vs débuta
Shared letters: bdté. Private to "débité": i. Private to "débuta": au.
"débité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "débuta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "débité" and "débuta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "débité" or "débuta"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "débité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "débuta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débité" and "débuta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débité vs déduite". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,529 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.