delgado
[d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o]
The verdict
“delgado” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,601 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #5,601
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De poca anchura corporal.
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 | delgado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #5,601 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “delgado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for delgado is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,601 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1De poca anchura corporal.
- 2Que tiene poca grasa.
- 3De escaso grosor.
- 4Dicho de una tierra, pobre en nutrientes.
This word in other languages
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.
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 “delgado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-L-G-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “deseado” - see the side-by-side comparison. delgado vs deseado
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.