Which to use
“delata” and “delatan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,855
- “delata” frequency rank
- #48,338
- “delatan” frequency rank
- 79193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delata | delatan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de delatar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de delatar. |
Where the eye mixes delata and delatan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. delata runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against delatan's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: delata vs delatan
A purely visual mix-up. delata ([d̪eˈlat̪a]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “delata” sits inside “delatan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delata is recorded at frequency rank #30,855, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈlat̪a]. 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 79193, this pair ranks #13,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of delata vs delatan
Shared letters: adelt. Private to "delata": -. Private to "delatan": n.
"delata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "delatan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "delata" and "delatan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delata" 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 #13,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delata" 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 #13,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.