Which to use
“delantal” is a noun and “delante” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,162
- “delantal” frequency rank
- #1,543
- “delante” frequency rank
- 33705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delantal | delante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prenda de tela que cubre la parte delantera del tronco y las piernas o solamente estas últimas y sirve para proteger la ropa de manchas. | Antes o con preferencia de lugar. |
Where the eye mixes delantal and delante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. delantal runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against delante's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: delantal vs delante
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delantal is [d̪elãn̪ˈt̪al] while delante is [d̪eˈlãn̪t̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delantal is recorded at frequency rank #32,162, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪elãn̪ˈt̪al]. delante is at rank #1,543, tagged as anadv, pronounced [d̪eˈlãn̪t̪e].
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 33705, this pair ranks #195,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delantal vs delante
Shared letters: adelnt. Private to "delantal": -. Private to "delante": -.
"delantal" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "delante" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "delantal" and "delante" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "delantal" vs "delante" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "delantal" and "delante" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delantal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delantal" and "delante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delantal vs delatan". 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 #195,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.