delatan

[d̪eˈlat̪ãn]

/[d̪eˈlat̪ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“delatan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #48,338. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,338
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
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 delatar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-delatan · delatan · Spanish

delatan · rank #48,338 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,338
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH deformes

Nearest frequency peer: deformes (-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 “delatan”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “delatan” 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).

delatan vs delta
71% similar
delatan vs desata
71% similar
delatan vs desatar
71% similar

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

Key facts for delatan
PropertyValue
Headworddelatan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eˈlat̪ãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,338
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “delatan”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).delatancae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “deformes” (#48,337), “delimitada” (#48,339), “Dalila” (#48,336). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “delatan” va en #48,338. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around delatan (IPA [d̪eˈlat̪ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,338 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de delatar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for delatan, with forms such as "ddelatan", "dealtan", and "delaatn". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "delta", "desata", "desatar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is delatan, spelled D-E-L-A-T-A-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddelatan
  • dealtan
  • delaatn
  • delatann
  • delatna
  • delattan
  • dellatan
  • deltaan
  • dleatan
  • edlatan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of delatan - 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.

ddelatan1dealtan2delaatn2delatann1delatna2delattan1dellatan1deltaan2
Edit distance from "delatan"

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 "delatan"?
"delatan" is spelled D-E-L-A-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈlat̪ãn].
What does "delatan" mean?
As a verb, "delatan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de delatar.
What words are commonly confused with "delatan"?
"delatan" is commonly confused with "delta", "desata", "desatar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "delatan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "delatan" is [d̪eˈlat̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "delatan" come from?
"delatan" 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 "delatan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

curules#48,335criador#48,326creaban#48,322efectúe#48,371

Similar misspelling depth

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

compita10 variantsescupen10 variantscierva10 variantschamaco10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list