destilan

[d̪esˈt̪ilãn]

/[d̪esˈt̪ilãn]/ verb

The verdict

“destilan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,996 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,996
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 destilar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-destilan · destilan · Spanish

destilan · rank #70,996 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,996
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desterró

Nearest frequency peer: desterró (-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 “destilan”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for destilan
PropertyValue
Headworddestilan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esˈt̪ilãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,996
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “destilan” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.destilancae 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: “desterró” (#70,995), “desvaríos” (#70,997), “desta” (#70,994). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “destilan” va en #70,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

destilan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,996 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esˈt̪ilãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de destilar.".

destilan has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is destilan, spelled D-E-S-T-I-L-A-N.

Definition

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

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

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "destilan", 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