detenga
[d̪eˈt̪ẽŋga]
The verdict
“detenga” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #15,589 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #15,589
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de detener o de detenerse.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | detenga |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪eˈt̪ẽŋga] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #15,589 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “detenga” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for detenga is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eˈt̪ẽŋga]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,589 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for detenga, with forms such as "ddetenga", "deetnga", and "detegna". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "detesta", "detengo", "detenía", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is detenga, spelled D-E-T-E-N-G-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de detener o de detenerse.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de detener o de detenerse.
- 3Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de detener o del imperativo negativo de detenerse.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddetenga,deetnga,detegna,detenag,detengga,detennga,detnega,dettenga,dteenga,edtenga
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of detenga - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “detenga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-T-E-N-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eˈt̪ẽŋga] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “detesta” - see the side-by-side comparison. detenga vs detesta
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.