dotan

[ˈd̪ot̪ãn]

/[ˈd̪ot̪ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“dotan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,913 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,913
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 dotar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dotan · dotan · Spanish

dotan · rank #80,913 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,913
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dop

Nearest frequency peer: Dop (-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 “dotan”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dotan
PropertyValue
Headworddotan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd̪ot̪ãn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#80,913
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dotan” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).dotancae 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: “Dop” (#80,912), “dracmas” (#80,915), “dominamos” (#80,910). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dotan” va en #80,913. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dotan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,913 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈd̪ot̪ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dotar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dotan, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is dotan, spelled D-O-T-A-N.

Definition

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

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list