Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

débâcle

/deɪˈbɑːk(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: de-ba-cle
IPA: /deɪˈbɑːk(ə)l/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of debacle.

Example Sentences

"The Falklands-Malvinas débâcle provided the opportunity to restructure the military High Command; Alfonsín removed anti-democratic senior officers and replaced them with more co-operative ones."

Inflected Forms

débâcles (plural)

Rhymes With

débacle debâcle

Questions

How do you pronounce débâcle?: The recorded pronunciation is /deɪˈbɑːk(ə)l/.
What does débâcle mean?: Alternative form of debacle.

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