deleitan

[d̪eˈlejt̪ãn]

/[d̪eˈlejt̪ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“deleitan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,163 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,163
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

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 deleitar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-deleitan · deleitan · Spanish

deleitan · rank #70,163 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,163
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH delincuencial…

Nearest frequency peer: delincuenciales (+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 “deleitan”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “deleitan” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for deleitan
PropertyValue
Headworddeleitan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eˈlejt̪ãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “deleitan” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.deleitancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “delincuenciales” (#70,164), “delira” (#70,165), “degradadas” (#70,160). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “deleitan” va en #70,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deleitan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,163 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eˈlejt̪ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de deleitar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for deleitan, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is deleitan, spelled D-E-L-E-I-T-A-N.

Definition

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

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 "deleitan"?
"deleitan" is spelled D-E-L-E-I-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈlejt̪ãn].
What does "deleitan" mean?
As a verb, "deleitan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de deleitar.
How do you pronounce "deleitan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deleitan" is [d̪eˈlejt̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deleitan" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list