delantal

/[d̪elãn̪ˈt̪al]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,162

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

delantal is aSpanishnoun. It means: Prenda de tela que cubre la parte delantera del tronco y las piernas o solamente estas últimas y sirve para proteger la ropa de manchas. Pronounced [d̪elãn̪ˈt̪al]. Often confused with dental and delata.

Key facts for delantal
PropertyValue
Headworddelantal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪elãn̪ˈt̪al]
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,162
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of delantal in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for delantal is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪elãn̪ˈt̪al]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,162 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for delantal, with forms such as "ddelantal", "dealntal", and "delanatl". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "dental", "delata", "delante", 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 Spanish form is delantal, spelled D-E-L-A-N-T-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prenda de tela que cubre la parte delantera del tronco y las piernas o solamente estas últimas y sirve para proteger la ropa de manchas.
  2. 2
    prenda de cuero o tela que se sujeta al cuello y la cintura protege, en ciertos oficios, al operario desde la parte superior del pecho hasta el nivel de las rodillas.
  3. 3
    Prenda semejante a una chaqueta abotonada, habitualmente blanca, que cubre el tronco y los brazos y se usa sobre la ropa ordinaria. Es especialmente usada en laboratorios y establecimientos relacionados con la medicina, para proteger de sustancias peligrosas a quien a la lleva y a su ropa.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddelantal,dealntal,delanatl,delanntal,delantall,delantla,delanttal,delatnal,dellantal,delnatal,dleantal,edlantal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for delantal

Misspelling Variants of "delantal"

ddelantal9dealntal8delanatl8delanntal9delantall9delantla8delanttal9delatnal8
Misspelling Variants of "delantal"

Frequency rank: #32,162 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "delantal"?
"delantal" is spelled D-E-L-A-N-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪elãn̪ˈt̪al].
What does "delantal" mean?
As a noun, "delantal" means: Prenda de tela que cubre la parte delantera del tronco y las piernas o solamente estas últimas y sirve para proteger la ropa de manchas.
What words are commonly confused with "delantal"?
"delantal" is commonly confused with "dental", "delata", "delante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "delantal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "delantal" is [d̪elãn̪ˈt̪al]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "delantal" come from?
"delantal" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.