detenta

[d̪eˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]

/[d̪eˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]/ verb

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The verdict

“detenta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,360 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,360
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de detentar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-detenta · detenta · Spanish

detenta · rank #75,360 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,360
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desvelada

Nearest frequency peer: desvelada (-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 “detenta”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for detenta
PropertyValue
Headworddetenta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#75,360
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “detenta” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.detentacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “desvelada” (#75,359), “Deutschland” (#75,361), “devine” (#75,362). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “detenta” va en #75,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

detenta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,360 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for detenta, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is detenta, spelled D-E-T-E-N-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de detentar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de detentar.

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 "detenta"?
"detenta" is spelled D-E-T-E-N-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a].
What does "detenta" mean?
As a verb, "detenta" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de detentar.
How do you pronounce "detenta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "detenta" is [d̪eˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "detenta" come from?
"detenta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list