delegar

/[d̪eleˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,564

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

delegar is aSpanishverb. It means: Traspasar la responsabilidad de un cargo o una decisión de una persona a otra. Pronounced [d̪eleˈɣ̞aɾ]. Often confused with desear and derogar.

Key facts for delegar
PropertyValue
Headworddelegar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eleˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,564
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of delegar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for delegar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eleˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,564 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for delegar, with forms such as "ddelegar", "deelgar", and "deleagr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "desear", "derogar", "denegar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is delegar, spelled D-E-L-E-G-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Traspasar la responsabilidad de un cargo o una decisión de una persona a otra.
  2. 2
    Asignar una tarea o trabajo a alguien para que lo realice.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddelegar,deelgar,deleagr,delegarr,deleggar,delegra,delgear,dellegar,dleegar,edlegar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for delegar

Misspelling Variants of "delegar"

ddelegar8deelgar7deleagr7delegarr8deleggar8delegra7delgear7dellegar8
Misspelling Variants of "delegar"

Frequency rank: #27,564 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "delegar"?
"delegar" is spelled D-E-L-E-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eleˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "delegar" mean?
As a verb, "delegar" means: Traspasar la responsabilidad de un cargo o una decisión de una persona a otra.
What words are commonly confused with "delegar"?
"delegar" is commonly confused with "desear", "derogar", "denegar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "delegar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "delegar" is [d̪eleˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "delegar" come from?
"delegar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.