deleitan

[d̪eˈlejt̪ãn]

/[d̪eˈlejt̪ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“deleitan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,163 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,163
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de deleitar.

Key facts for deleitan
PropertyValue
Headworddeleitan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eˈlejt̪ãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “deleitan” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). deleitan lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deleitan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,163 among 90,663 “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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Using “deleitan”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-L-E-I-T-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪eˈlejt̪ãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list