flotan

[ˈflot̪ãn]

/[ˈflot̪ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“flotan” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,714. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,714
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
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 indicativo de flotar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-flotan · flotan · Spanish

flotan · rank #38,714 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,714
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fisiológica

Nearest frequency peer: fisiológica (-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 “flotan”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “flotan” 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).

flotan vs flote
67% similar
flotan vs flotas
83% similar
flotan vs flotar
83% similar

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

Key facts for flotan
PropertyValue
Headwordflotan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈflot̪ãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,714
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “flotan”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).flotancae 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 “fisiológica” (#38,713), “fluyendo” (#38,715), “formativas” (#38,716). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “flotan” va en #38,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around flotan (IPA [ˈflot̪ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,714 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de flotar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for flotan, with forms such as "fflotan", "fllotan", and "floatn". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "flote", "flotas", "flotar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is flotan, spelled F-L-O-T-A-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fflotan
  • fllotan
  • floatn
  • flotann
  • flotna
  • flottan
  • fltoan
  • foltan
  • lfotan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flotan - 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.

fflotan1fllotan1floatn2flotann1flotna2flottan1fltoan2foltan2
Edit distance from "flotan"

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 "flotan"?
"flotan" is spelled F-L-O-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflot̪ãn].
What does "flotan" mean?
As a verb, "flotan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de flotar.
What words are commonly confused with "flotan"?
"flotan" is commonly confused with "flote", "flotas", "flotar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flotan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flotan" is [ˈflot̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flotan" come from?
"flotan" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ginger#38,726gospel#38,728grifos#38,730Eslava#38,686

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

geólogo9 variantsimponía9 variantslisten9 variantsmezcle9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list