Which to use
“detallada” is a participle and “detallan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,790
- “detallada” frequency rank
- #26,000
- “detallan” frequency rank
- 34790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | detallada | detallan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de detallado, participio de detallar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de detallar. |
Where the eye mixes detallada and detallan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. detallada runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against detallan's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between detallada and detallan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: detallada is [d̪et̪aˈʝað̞a] while detallan is [d̪eˈt̪aʝãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
detallada is recorded at frequency rank #8,790, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪et̪aˈʝað̞a]. detallan is at rank #26,000, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈt̪aʝãn].
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 34790, this pair ranks #189,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of detallada vs detallan
Shared letters: adelt. Private to "detallada": -. Private to "detallan": n.
"detallada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "detallan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "detallada" and "detallan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "detallada" vs "detallan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "detallada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "detallan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "detallada" and "detallan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "detallan vs detallando". 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 #189,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.