Present (presente)
| yo | deletreo |
| tú | deletreas |
| él/ella | deletrea |
| nosotros | deletreamos |
| vosotros | deletreáis |
| ellos/ellas | deletrean |
to spell, to spell out (a word or words); to say the letters that make up each syllable of a given word, saying each syllable as it is completed, and eventually, the complete word; for example: c, a, ca, d, a, da; cada for cada
Means to spell a word out letter by letter — te lo deletreo, ¿cómo se deletrea tu apellido? It's the everyday verb learners reach for anytime they need to clarify a name or word over the phone or in a noisy room, and it comes up constantly in beginner classroom exercises around the alphabet.
Confusing deletrear (to spell out loud, letter by letter) with escribir (to write) — deletrear specifically means naming each letter, not writing the word down.
| yo | deletreo |
| tú | deletreas |
| él/ella | deletrea |
| nosotros | deletreamos |
| vosotros | deletreáis |
| ellos/ellas | deletrean |
| yo | deletreaba |
| tú | deletreabas |
| él/ella | deletreaba |
| nosotros | deletreábamos |
| vosotros | deletreabais |
| ellos/ellas | deletreaban |
| yo | deletreé |
| tú | deletreaste |
| él/ella | deletreó |
| nosotros | deletreamos |
| vosotros | deletreasteis |
| ellos/ellas | deletrearon |
| yo | deletrearé |
| tú | deletrearás |
| él/ella | deletreará |
| nosotros | deletrearemos |
| vosotros | deletrearéis |
| ellos/ellas | deletrearán |
| yo | deletrearía |
| tú | deletrearías |
| él/ella | deletrearía |
| nosotros | deletrearíamos |
| vosotros | deletrearíais |
| ellos/ellas | deletrearían |
| yo | deletree |
| tú | deletrees |
| él/ella | deletree |
| nosotros | deletreemos |
| vosotros | deletreéis |
| ellos/ellas | deletreen |
| yo | deletreara |
| tú | deletrearas |
| él/ella | deletreara |
| nosotros | deletreáramos |
| vosotros | deletrearais |
| ellos/ellas | deletrearan |
| tú | deletrea |
| nosotros | deletreemos |
| vosotros | deletread |
| yo | he deletreado |
| tú | has deletreado |
| él/ella | ha deletreado |
| nosotros | hemos deletreado |
| vosotros | habéis deletreado |
| ellos/ellas | han deletreado |
| yo | había deletreado |
| tú | habías deletreado |
| él/ella | había deletreado |
| nosotros | habíamos deletreado |
| vosotros | habíais deletreado |
| ellos/ellas | habían deletreado |
| yo | hube deletreado |
| tú | hubiste deletreado |
| él/ella | hubo deletreado |
| nosotros | hubimos deletreado |
| vosotros | hubisteis deletreado |
| ellos/ellas | hubieron deletreado |
| yo | habré deletreado |
| tú | habrás deletreado |
| él/ella | habrá deletreado |
| nosotros | habremos deletreado |
| vosotros | habréis deletreado |
| ellos/ellas | habrán deletreado |
| yo | habría deletreado |
| tú | habrías deletreado |
| él/ella | habría deletreado |
| nosotros | habríamos deletreado |
| vosotros | habríais deletreado |
| ellos/ellas | habrían deletreado |
| yo | haya deletreado |
| tú | hayas deletreado |
| él/ella | haya deletreado |
| nosotros | hayamos deletreado |
| vosotros | hayáis deletreado |
| ellos/ellas | hayan deletreado |
| yo | hubiera deletreado |
| tú | hubieras deletreado |
| él/ella | hubiera deletreado |
| nosotros | hubiéramos deletreado |
| vosotros | hubierais deletreado |
| ellos/ellas | hubieran deletreado |
| deletreando |
| deletreado |
| deletrear |
Want to practice? Try a conjugation exercise.
"deletrear" means "to spell, to spell out (a word or words); to say the letters that make up each syllable of a given word, saying each syllable as it is completed, and eventually, the complete word; for example: c, a, ca, d, a, da; cada for cada".
The present (presente) of "deletrear" is: yo deletreo, tú deletreas, él/ella deletrea, nosotros deletreamos, vosotros deletreáis, ellos/ellas deletrean.
The pretérito perfecto compuesto of "deletrear" is: yo he deletreado, tú has deletreado, él/ella ha deletreado, nosotros hemos deletreado, vosotros habéis deletreado, ellos/ellas han deletreado.
The imperative (imperativo) of "deletrear" is: tú deletrea, nosotros deletreemos, vosotros deletread.