Which to use
“débité” and “dédie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,236
- “débité” frequency rank
- #24,190
- “dédie” frequency rank
- 65426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débité | dédie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de débiter. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de dédier. |
Where the eye mixes débité and dédie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. débité runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dédie's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: débité vs dédie
A purely visual mix-up. débité (\de.bi.te\) and dédie (\de.di\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65426, 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\. dédie is at rank #24,190, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.di\.
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 65426, this pair ranks #72,384 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débité vs dédie
Shared letters: dié. Private to "débité": bt. Private to "dédie": e.
"débité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dédie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "débité" for "dédie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "débité" vs "dédie" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "débité" and "dédie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "débité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dédie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,384 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débité" and "dédie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débité vs déduite". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,384 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.