Which to use
“débiter” and “débutée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,810
- “débiter” frequency rank
- #41,237
- “débutée” frequency rank
- 78047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débiter | débutée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vendre d’une façon continue, répétée, surtout au détail. | Participe passé féminin singulier de débuter. |
Where the eye mixes débiter and débutée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. débiter (CVCVCVC) and débutée (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between débiter and débutée
A purely visual mix-up. débiter (\de.bi.te\) and débutée (\de.by.te\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débiter is recorded at frequency rank #36,810, classified as averb, pronounced \de.bi.te\. débutée is at rank #41,237, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.by.te\.
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 78047, this pair ranks #26,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débiter vs débutée
Shared letters: bdeté. Private to "débiter": ir. Private to "débutée": u.
"débiter" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "débutée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "débiter" and "débutée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "débiter" or "débutée"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "débiter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "débutée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débiter" and "débutée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débiter vs désister". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,767 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.