delgado

[d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o]

/[d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“delgado” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,601. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,601
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De poca anchura corporal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-delgado · delgado · Spanish

delgado · rank #5,601 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,601
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dejaba

Nearest frequency peer: dejaba (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “delgado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “delgado” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

delgado vs deseado
71% similar
delgado vs drogado
71% similar
delgado vs dragado
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for delgado
PropertyValue
Headworddelgado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,601
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “delgado”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).delgadocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “dejaba” (#5,600), “demonio” (#5,602), “defectos” (#5,599). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “delgado” va en #5,601. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around delgado (IPA [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,601 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for delgado, with forms such as "ddelgado", "deglado", and "delagdo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "deseado", "drogado", "dragado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is delgado, spelled D-E-L-G-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    De poca anchura corporal.
  2. 2
    Que tiene poca grasa.
  3. 3
    De escaso grosor.
  4. 4
    Dicho de una tierra, pobre en nutrientes.

Synonyms

flacoenjutocenceñomagrofino

Antonyms

gordogordocrasopingüegrueso

This word in other languages

thin(English)mince(Français)dünn(Deutsch)tênue(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddelgado
  • deglado
  • delagdo
  • delgaddo
  • delgaod
  • delgdao
  • delggado
  • dellgado
  • dlegado
  • edlgado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of delgado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddelgado1deglado2delagdo2delgaddo1delgaod2delgdao2delggado1dellgado1
Edit distance from "delgado"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "delgado"?
"delgado" is spelled D-E-L-G-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o].
What does "delgado" mean?
As an adjective, "delgado" means: De poca anchura corporal.
What words are commonly confused with "delgado"?
"delgado" is commonly confused with "deseado", "drogado", "dragado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "delgado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "delgado" is [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "delgado" come from?
"delgado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "delgado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

demonio#5,602cubanos#5,597escoger#5,614externa#5,618

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

clubes10 variantsgéneros10 variantshabrán10 variantsharemos10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list