dilatan

[d̪iˈlat̪ãn]

/[d̪iˈlat̪ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“dilatan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,149 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,149
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dilatar o de dilatarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dilatan · dilatan · Spanish

dilatan · rank #78,149 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,149
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dignado

Nearest frequency peer: dignado (-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 “dilatan”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dilatan
PropertyValue
Headworddilatan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪iˈlat̪ãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,149
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dilatan” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).dilatancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “dignado” (#78,148), “difuminar” (#78,147), “discontinuo” (#78,151). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dilatan” va en #78,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dilatan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,149 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪iˈlat̪ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dilatar o de dilatarse.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dilatan, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is dilatan, spelled D-I-L-A-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dilatar o de dilatarse.

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 "dilatan"?
"dilatan" is spelled D-I-L-A-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪iˈlat̪ãn].
What does "dilatan" mean?
As a verb, "dilatan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dilatar o de dilatarse.
How do you pronounce "dilatan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dilatan" is [d̪iˈlat̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dilatan" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list