débito
The verdict
“débito” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #14,575 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,575
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: dívida
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | débito |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɛ.bi.tu/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,575 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “débito” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for débito is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdɛ.bi.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,575 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "dívida".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for débito, with forms such as "dbéito", "ddébito", and "débbito". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "devido", "décimo", "delito", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is débito, spelled D-É-B-I-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1dívida
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dbéito,ddébito,débbito,débiot,débitto,débtio,déibto,édbito
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of débito — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "débito"
Frequency rank: #14,575 in Portuguese
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Using “débito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-É-B-I-T-O — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈdɛ.bi.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “devido” — see the side-by-side comparison. débito vs devido
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Nearby Portuguese words
Other entries that begin with the letter D in our Portuguese index: