Which to use
“delatan” and “desata” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,338
- “delatan” frequency rank
- #22,654
- “desata” frequency rank
- 70992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delatan | desata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 desatar o de desatarse. |
Where the eye mixes delatan and desata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. delatan runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against desata's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: delatan vs desata
A purely visual mix-up. delatan ([d̪eˈlat̪ãn]) and desata ([d̪eˈsat̪a]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delatan is recorded at frequency rank #48,338, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈlat̪ãn]. desata is at rank #22,654, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsat̪a].
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 70992, this pair ranks #28,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of delatan vs desata
Shared letters: adet. Private to "delatan": ln. Private to "desata": s.
"delatan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "desata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "delatan" and "desata" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "delatan" vs "desata" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "delatan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delatan" and "desata" 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 #28,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.