delicioso
[d̪eliˈsjoso]
The verdict
“delicioso” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,702 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #7,702
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Muy placentero, que da delicia o deleite.
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 | delicioso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪eliˈsjoso] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #7,702 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “delicioso” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for delicioso is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eliˈsjoso]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,702 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for delicioso, with forms such as "ddelicioso", "deilcioso", and "delciioso". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "delirios", "deliciosos", "deliciosa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is delicioso, spelled D-E-L-I-C-I-O-S-O.
Definition
- 1Muy placentero, que da delicia o deleite.
- 2Que agrada a los sentidos en especial al olfato o al gusto.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddelicioso,deilcioso,delciioso,deliccioso,delicioos,deliciosso,delicisoo,delicoiso,deliicoso,delisioso,dellicioso,dleicioso,edlicioso
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of delicioso - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “delicioso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-L-I-C-I-O-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eliˈsjoso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “delirios” - see the side-by-side comparison. delicioso vs delirios
- 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.