detengamos

[d̪et̪ẽŋˈgamos]

/[d̪et̪ẽŋˈgamos]/ verb

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The verdict

“detengamos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,530 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,530
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de detener o de detenerse.

Key facts for detengamos
PropertyValue
Headworddetengamos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪et̪ẽŋˈgamos]
Letters10
Frequency rank#51,530
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “detengamos” 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). detengamos 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

detengamos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,530 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪et̪ẽŋˈgamos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for detengamos, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is detengamos, spelled D-E-T-E-N-G-A-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de detener o de detenerse.
  2. 2
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del imperativo (exhortatorio) de detener o del imperativo negativo de detenerse.

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 "detengamos"?
"detengamos" is spelled D-E-T-E-N-G-A-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪et̪ẽŋˈgamos].
What does "detengamos" mean?
As a verb, "detengamos" means: Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de detener o de detenerse.
How do you pronounce "detengamos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "detengamos" is [d̪et̪ẽŋˈgamos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "detengamos" come from?
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Using “detengamos”

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-M-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪et̪ẽŋˈgamos] (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

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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