desatan

[d̪eˈsat̪ãn]

/[d̪eˈsat̪ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“desatan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,693 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,693
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 desatar o de desatarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-desatan · desatan · Spanish

desatan · rank #57,693 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,693
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH descompuso

Nearest frequency peer: descompuso (+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 “desatan”

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 “desatan” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desatan
PropertyValue
Headworddesatan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eˈsat̪ãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,693
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “desatan” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.desatancae 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: “descompuso” (#57,694), “derriban” (#57,691), “designando” (#57,696). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “desatan” va en #57,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desatan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,693 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eˈsat̪ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desatar o de desatarse.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for desatan in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is desatan, spelled D-E-S-A-T-A-N.

Definition

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

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

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list