delgada
[d̪elˈɣ̞að̞a]
The verdict
“delgada” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,621. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,621
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de delgado.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | delgada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #9,621 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “delgada” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around delgada (IPA [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞a]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,621 among 90,663 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del femenino de delgado.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for delgada, with forms such as "ddelgada", "deglada", and "delagda". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "delgado", "deseada", "drogada", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is delgada, spelled D-E-L-G-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Forma del femenino de delgado.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddelgada
- deglada
- delagda
- delgaad
- delgadda
- delgdaa
- delggada
- dellgada
- dlegada
- edlgada
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of delgada - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “delgada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-L-G-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “delgado” - see the side-by-side comparison. delgada vs delgado
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.