discutan

[d̪isˈkut̪ãn]

/[d̪isˈkut̪ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“discutan” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,258. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,258
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-discutan · discutan · Spanish

discutan · rank #40,258 · 12 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,258
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH discernimiento

Nearest frequency peer: discernimiento (-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 “discutan”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “discutan” 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).

discutan vs disputa
75% similar
discutan vs discute
75% similar
discutan vs discuto
75% similar

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

Key facts for discutan
PropertyValue
Headworddiscutan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪isˈkut̪ãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,258
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “discutan”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.discutancae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “discernimiento” (#40,257), “different” (#40,255), “disfuncional” (#40,261). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “discutan” va en #40,258. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around discutan (IPA [d̪isˈkut̪ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,258 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for discutan, with forms such as "ddiscutan", "dicsutan", and "disccutan". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "disputa", "discute", "discuto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is discutan, spelled D-I-S-C-U-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de discutir.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de discutir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiscutan
  • dicsutan
  • disccutan
  • disctuan
  • discuatn
  • discutann
  • discutna
  • discuttan
  • disscutan
  • disuctan
  • dsicutan
  • idscutan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of discutan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddiscutan1dicsutan2disccutan1disctuan2discuatn2discutann1discutna2discuttan1
Edit distance from "discutan"

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 "discutan"?
"discutan" is spelled D-I-S-C-U-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪isˈkut̪ãn].
What does "discutan" mean?
As a verb, "discutan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de discutir.
What words are commonly confused with "discutan"?
"discutan" is commonly confused with "disputa", "discute", "discuto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "discutan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "discutan" is [d̪isˈkut̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "discutan" come from?
"discutan" 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 "discutan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list