Which to use
“detalla” and “detallado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,119
- “detalla” frequency rank
- #9,974
- “detallado” frequency rank
- 24093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | detalla | detallado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de detallar. | Participio de detallar. |
Where the eye mixes detalla and detallado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between detalla and detallado
A purely visual mix-up. detalla ([d̪eˈt̪aʝa]) and detallado ([d̪et̪aˈʝað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “detalla” sits inside “detallado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
detalla is recorded at frequency rank #14,119, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈt̪aʝa]. detallado is at rank #9,974, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪et̪aˈʝað̞o].
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 24093, this pair ranks #242,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of detalla vs detallado
Shared letters: adelt. Private to "detalla": -. Private to "detallado": o.
"detalla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "detallado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "detalla" for "detallado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "detalla" vs "detallado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "detalla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "detallado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "detalla" and "detallado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "degollado vs detallado". 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 #242,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.