Which to use
“delatan” and “desatar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,338
- “delatan” frequency rank
- #26,800
- “desatar” frequency rank
- 75138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delatan | desatar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de delatar. | Quitar ligaduras o nudos; soltar lo que estaba amarrado. |
Where the eye mixes delatan and desatar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. delatan and desatar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: delatan vs desatar
A purely visual mix-up. delatan ([d̪eˈlat̪ãn]) and desatar ([d̪esaˈt̪aɾ]) 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 75138, 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]. desatar is at rank #26,800, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esaˈt̪aɾ].
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 75138, this pair ranks #20,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of delatan vs desatar
Shared letters: adet. Private to "delatan": ln. Private to "desatar": rs.
"delatan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "desatar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "delatan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desatar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delatan" and "desatar" 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 #20,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.