instan
[ˈĩnst̪ãn]
The verdict
“instan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,312 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,312
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,428
- “I” 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 instar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-instan · instan · Spanish
instan · rank #54,312 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,312
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,428
- PHOTO-FINISH instando
Nearest frequency peer: instando (+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 “instan”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- inofensivas
inofensivas
45,692 corpus weight
- insalubre
insalubre
45,691 corpus weight
- instan
instan
45,689 corpus weight
- instando
instando
45,688 corpus weight
- interesará
interesará
45,687 corpus weight
- interest
interest
45,686 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “instan” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | instan |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈĩnst̪ãn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #54,312 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “instan” en español
Rare enough to double-check
instan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,312 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈĩnst̪ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de instar.".
instan doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is instan, spelled I-N-S-T-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de instar.
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.
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