detente

[d̪eˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]

/[d̪eˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]/ verb

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The verdict

“detente” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,728. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,728
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de detenerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Corpus desk

Index ES-detente · detente · Spanish

detente · rank #47,728 · 10 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,728
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH detectadas

Nearest frequency peer: detectadas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “detente”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “detente” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

detente vs diente
71% similar
detente vs docente
71% similar
detente vs detiene
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for detente
PropertyValue
Headworddetente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,728
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “detente”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).detentecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “detectadas” (#47,727), “detuvimos” (#47,729), “desunión” (#47,726). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “detente” va en #47,728. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around detente (IPA [d̪eˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,728 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for detente, with forms such as "ddetente", "deetnte", and "detenet". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "diente", "docente", "detiene", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is detente, spelled D-E-T-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de detenerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).
  2. 2
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de detentar.
  3. 3
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de detentar.
  4. 4
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de detentar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddetente
  • deetnte
  • detenet
  • detennte
  • detentte
  • detetne
  • detnete
  • dettente
  • dteente
  • edtente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of detente - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddetente1deetnte2detenet2detennte1detentte1detetne2detnete2dettente1
Edit distance from "detente"

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 "detente"?
"detente" is spelled D-E-T-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e].
What does "detente" mean?
As a verb, "detente" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de detenerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).
What words are commonly confused with "detente"?
"detente" is commonly confused with "diente", "docente", "detiene". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "detente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "detente" is [d̪eˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "detente" come from?
"detente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dictará#47,732difusor#47,736divulga#47,746donadas#47,751

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

cruenta10 variantsconcurre10 variantsevapora10 variantscomerán10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list