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Which to use

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

#30,855
“delata” frequency rank
#29,151
“depara” frequency rank
60006
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature delata depara
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de delatar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de deparar.

Where the eye mixes delata and depara

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. delata and depara follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
delata
6 ch
depara

Look-alike desk: delata vs depara

A purely visual mix-up. delata ([d̪eˈlat̪a]) and depara ([d̪eˈpaɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60006, 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]. depara is at rank #29,151, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈpaɾa].

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 60006, this pair ranks #60,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of delata vs depara

Shared letters: ade. Private to "delata": lt. Private to "depara": pr.

"delata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "depara" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • delata ← ddelata · dealta · delaat · delatta · dellata · deltaa · dleata · edlata
  • depara ← ddepara · deapra · depaar · deparra · deppara · depraa · dpeara · edpara

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "delata" and "depara" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈlat̪a] versus [d̪eˈpaɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "delata" or "depara"?
"depara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,151 in our Spanish list, against #30,855 for "delata". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "delata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "depara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #60,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "delata" and "depara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delata 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 #60,489 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