brotan

[ˈbɾot̪ãn]

/[ˈbɾot̪ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“brotan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,598. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,598
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de brotar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-brotan · brotan · Spanish

brotan · rank #44,598 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,598
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH brass

Nearest frequency peer: brass (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “brotan”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “brotan” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

brotan vs brown
67% similar
brotan vs brote
67% similar
brotan vs bruta
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for brotan
PropertyValue
Headwordbrotan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbɾot̪ãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,598
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “brotan”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).brotancae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “brass” (#44,597), “búscame” (#44,599), “branding” (#44,596). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “brotan” va en #44,598. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around brotan (IPA [ˈbɾot̪ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,598 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de brotar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for brotan, with forms such as "bbrotan", "bortan", and "broatn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "brown", "brote", "bruta", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is brotan, spelled B-R-O-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de brotar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrotan
  • bortan
  • broatn
  • brotann
  • brotna
  • brottan
  • brrotan
  • brtoan
  • rbotan
  • vrotan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brotan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbrotan1bortan2broatn2brotann1brotna2brottan1brrotan1brtoan2
Edit distance from "brotan"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "brotan"?
"brotan" is spelled B-R-O-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɾot̪ãn].
What does "brotan" mean?
As a verb, "brotan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de brotar.
What words are commonly confused with "brotan"?
"brotan" is commonly confused with "brown", "brote", "bruta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brotan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brotan" is [ˈbɾot̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brotan" come from?
"brotan" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "brotan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cabros#44,600cannon#44,608azotar#44,573cierne#44,632

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

callando10 variantscanicas10 variantsBizkaia10 variantsatracos10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list