Verba
Deutsch English Español Français Italiano Lietuvių Русский

All the words: Spanish

detectar

Level B2

Meaning

to detect, to spot

Example

El análisis detectó un error en la primera página.

The analysis detected an error on the first page.

A way to remember it

English "detect" and "detective" come from the same Latin source: a detective is someone who spots clues.

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
detecto
you (sg.)
detectas
he, she
detecta
we
detectamos
you (pl.)
detectáis
they
detectan
simple past
I
detecté
you (sg.)
detectaste
he, she
detectó
we
detectamos
you (pl.)
detectasteis
they
detectaron
imperfect
I
detectaba
you (sg.)
detectabas
he, she
detectaba
we
detectábamos
you (pl.)
detectabais
they
detectaban
imperative
you (sg.)
detecta
we
detectemos
you (pl.)
detectad
future
I
detectaré
you (sg.)
detectarás
he, she
detectará
we
detectaremos
you (pl.)
detectaréis
they
detectarán
conditional
I
detectaría
you (sg.)
detectarías
he, she
detectaría
we
detectaríamos
you (pl.)
detectaríais
they
detectarían
present subjunctive
I
detecte
you (sg.)
detectes
he, she
detecte
we
detectemos
you (pl.)
detectéis
they
detecten
imperfect subjunctive
I
detectara / detectase
you (sg.)
detectaras / detectases
he, she
detectara / detectase
we
detectáramos / detectásemos
you (pl.)
detectarais / detectaseis
they
detectaran / detectasen

More words at level B2

All the level B2 words (100 words)

How to learn a word, not just look it up

Reading it once is not learning it

Verba sends a short dictation every morning and brings the word back exactly when it starts to fade.

Create an account
Practise on your phone

The app has the same morning dictation, and the account and progress are shared with the site.

Point your phone’s camera here
Google Play

© 2026 Verba. All rights reserved.