Which to use
“detallado” and “detallan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,974
- “detallado” frequency rank
- #26,000
- “detallan” frequency rank
- 35974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | detallado | detallan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de detallar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de detallar. |
Where the eye mixes detallado and detallan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. detallado 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.
Why the eye confuses detallado with detallan
A purely visual mix-up. detallado ([d̪et̪aˈʝað̞o]) and detallan ([d̪eˈt̪aʝãn]) 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 35974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
detallado is recorded at frequency rank #9,974, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪et̪aˈʝað̞o]. 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 35974, this pair ranks #183,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of detallado vs detallan
Shared letters: adelt. Private to "detallado": o. Private to "detallan": n.
"detallado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "detallan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "detallado" for "detallan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "detallado" vs "detallan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "detallado" 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 #183,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "detallado" 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 #183,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.