delator
[d̪elaˈt̪oɾ]
The verdict
“delator” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,810 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,810
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dice de la persona que delata o acusa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-delator · delator · Spanish
delator · rank #54,810 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,810
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH deleznable
Nearest frequency peer: deleznable (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “delator”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- declaraban
declaraban
45,195 corpus weight
- defiendas
defiendas
45,194 corpus weight
- degradan
degradan
45,193 corpus weight
- delator
delator
45,191 corpus weight
- deleznable
deleznable
45,190 corpus weight
- dente
dente
45,186 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “delator” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | delator |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪elaˈt̪oɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #54,810 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “delator” en español
Rare enough to double-check
delator is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,810 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [d̪elaˈt̪oɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
delator has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is delator, spelled D-E-L-A-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1Se dice de la persona que delata o acusa.
- 2Se dice de la evidencia que incrimina.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how delator appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es entonces cuando los inquisidores revisan con el mayor celo sus escritos, buscando alguna prueba delatora
This word in other languages
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.
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