Which to use
“dedicadas” is a participle and “delicadas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,616
- “dedicadas” frequency rank
- #21,968
- “delicadas” frequency rank
- 31584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dedicadas | delicadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de dedicado, participio de dedicar o de dedicarse. | Forma del femenino plural de delicado. |
Where the eye mixes dedicadas and delicadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. dedicadas and delicadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dedicadas with delicadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dedicadas is [d̪eð̞iˈkað̞as] while delicadas is [d̪eliˈkað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “dedicadas” becomes l in “delicadas”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dedicadas is recorded at frequency rank #9,616, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eð̞iˈkað̞as]. delicadas is at rank #21,968, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eliˈkað̞as].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31584, this pair ranks #206,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dedicadas vs delicadas
Shared letters: acdeis. Private to "dedicadas": -. Private to "delicadas": l.
"dedicadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "delicadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dedicadas" and "delicadas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dedicadas" vs "delicadas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dedicadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delicadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dedicadas" and "delicadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delegadas vs delicadas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #206,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.