detener

/[d̪et̪eˈneɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,316

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

detener is aSpanishverb. It means: Suspender una cosa, impedir, estorbar que pase adelante. Pronounced [d̪et̪eˈneɾ]. It ranks #3,316 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with detiene and detenga.

Key facts for detener
PropertyValue
Headworddetener
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪et̪eˈneɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,316
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of detener in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for detener is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪et̪eˈneɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,316 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for detener, with forms such as "ddetener", "deetner", and "deteenr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "detiene", "detenga", "devenir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is detener, spelled D-E-T-E-N-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suspender una cosa, impedir, estorbar que pase adelante.
  2. 2
    Arrestar, poner en prisión.
  3. 3
    Retener, conservar o guardar.
  4. 4
    Retardar o bajar la velocidad de algo, hasta pararlo.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddetener,deetner,deteenr,detenerr,detenner,detenre,detneer,dettener,dteener,edtener

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for detener

Misspelling Variants of "detener"

ddetener8deetner7deteenr7detenerr8detenner8detenre7detneer7dettener8
Misspelling Variants of "detener"

Frequency rank: #3,316 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "detener"?
"detener" is spelled D-E-T-E-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪et̪eˈneɾ].
What does "detener" mean?
As a verb, "detener" means: Suspender una cosa, impedir, estorbar que pase adelante.
What words are commonly confused with "detener"?
"detener" is commonly confused with "detiene", "detenga", "devenir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "detener"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "detener" is [d̪et̪eˈneɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "detener" come from?
"detener" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.