delicado

[d̪eliˈkað̞o]

/[d̪eliˈkað̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“delicado” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,101. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,101
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suave, blando, tierno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-delicado · delicado · Spanish

delicado · rank #8,101 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,101
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dedicación

Nearest frequency peer: dedicación (-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 “delicado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “delicado” 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).

delicado vs derivado
75% similar
delicado vs delicados
89% similar
delicado vs duplicado
78% similar

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

Key facts for delicado
PropertyValue
Headworddelicado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪eliˈkað̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,101
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “delicado”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).delicadocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “dedicación” (#8,100), “descubrí” (#8,102), “dadas” (#8,099). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “delicado” va en #8,101. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around delicado (IPA [d̪eliˈkað̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,101 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for delicado, with forms such as "ddelicado", "deilcado", and "delciado". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "derivado", "delicados", "duplicado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is delicado, spelled D-E-L-I-C-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suave, blando, tierno.
  2. 2
    Débil, flaco, delgado, ligero.
  3. 3
    Suave, sabroso, regalado, gustoso.
  4. 4
    Difícil, expuesto a contingencias, como punto delicado, materia delicada.
  5. 5
    Bien parecido, agraciado.
  6. 6
    Frágil, que se rompe o estropea muy fácilmente.
  7. 7
    Dicho de una persona, susceptible, que se ofende fácilmente por cosas de poca importancia.
  8. 8
    Dicho de una patología, seria, que requiere cuidados y tratamientos estrictos.
  9. 9
    Que puede traer graves consecuencias si no se ejecuta de la manera adecuada.

Synonyms

maniáticopuntillosoquisquillosoresabiado

Antonyms

resistente

This word in other languages

delicate(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddelicado
  • deilcado
  • delciado
  • deliacdo
  • delicaddo
  • delicaod
  • deliccado
  • delicdao
  • dellicado
  • dleicado
  • edlicado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddelicado1deilcado2delciado2deliacdo2delicaddo1delicaod2deliccado1delicdao2
Edit distance from "delicado"

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 "delicado"?
"delicado" is spelled D-E-L-I-C-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eliˈkað̞o].
What does "delicado" mean?
As an adjective, "delicado" means: Suave, blando, tierno.
What words are commonly confused with "delicado"?
"delicado" is commonly confused with "derivado", "delicados", "duplicado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "delicado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "delicado" is [d̪eliˈkað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "delicado" come from?
"delicado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

descubrí#8,102creativo#8,098despertó#8,104diseñada#8,105

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

divisas11 variantsclausura11 variantsexistido11 variantsCabrera11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list