delincuente

[d̪elĩŋˈkwẽn̪t̪e]

/[d̪elĩŋˈkwẽn̪t̪e]/ noun

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The verdict

“delincuente” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,291
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que comete un delito o crimen.

Corpus desk

Index ES-delincuente · delincuente · Spanish

delincuente · rank #7,291 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,291
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH delegado

Nearest frequency peer: delegado (-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 “delincuente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “delincuente” 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).

delincuente vs delincuentes
92% similar

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

Key facts for delincuente
PropertyValue
Headworddelincuente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪elĩŋˈkwẽn̪t̪e]
Letters11
Frequency rank#7,291
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “delincuente”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).delincuentecae 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 “delegado” (#7,290), “demasiadas” (#7,292), “designado” (#7,293). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “delincuente” va en #7,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around delincuente (IPA [d̪elĩŋˈkwẽn̪t̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,291 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Persona que comete un delito o crimen.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for delincuente, with forms such as "ddelincuente", "deilncuente", and "delicnuente". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "delincuentes", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is delincuente, spelled D-E-L-I-N-C-U-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que comete un delito o crimen.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how delincuente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. “La mayoría de los delincuentes son personas que, a consecuencia de la desviación momentánea o crónica de su sistema normativo, han cometido una agresión contra los valores del grupo al que pertenecen”.

Synonyms

cacochoromalandro

This word in other languages

delinquent(English)délinquant(Français)delinquente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddelincuente
  • deilncuente
  • delicnuente
  • delinccuente
  • delinceunte
  • delincuenet
  • delincuennte
  • delincuentte
  • delincuetne
  • delincunete
  • delinncuente
  • delinucente
  • dellincuente
  • delnicuente
  • dleincuente
  • edlincuente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of delincuente - 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.

ddelincuente1deilncuente2delicnuente2delinccuente1delinceunte2delincuenet2delincuennte1delincuentte1
Edit distance from "delincuente"

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 "delincuente"?
"delincuente" is spelled D-E-L-I-N-C-U-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪elĩŋˈkwẽn̪t̪e].
What does "delincuente" mean?
As a noun, "delincuente" means: Persona que comete un delito o crimen.
What words are commonly confused with "delincuente"?
"delincuente" is commonly confused with "delincuentes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "delincuente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "delincuente" is [d̪elĩŋˈkwẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "delincuente" come from?
"delincuente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

consideraba#7,275conformidad#7,274físicamente#7,309científicas#7,270

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

británicos16 variantsvaloración16 variantsrevelación16 variantsrecaudación16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list