datanvsdelatanWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“datan” and “delatan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,209
“datan” frequency rank
#48,338
“delatan” frequency rank
73547
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature datan delatan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de datar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de delatar.

Where the eye mixes datan and delatan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
datan
7 ch
delatan

Visual trap between datan and delatan

A purely visual mix-up. datan ([ˈd̪at̪ãn]) and delatan ([d̪eˈlat̪ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

datan is recorded at frequency rank #25,209, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪at̪ãn]. delatan is at rank #48,338, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈlat̪ãn].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 73547, this pair ranks #23,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of datan vs delatan

Shared letters: adnt. Private to "datan": -. Private to "delatan": el.

"datan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "delatan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • datanadtan · daatn · datann · datna · dattan · ddatan · dtaan
  • delatanddelatan · dealtan · delaatn · delatann · delatna · delattan · dellatan · deltaan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "datan" and "delatan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪at̪ãn] versus [d̪eˈlat̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "datan" vs "delatan" - which ranks higher?
"datan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,209 in our Spanish list, against #48,338 for "delatan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "datan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "delatan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "datan" and "delatan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delatan vs denotan". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #23,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list