Which to use
“dedicado” is a verb and “delicado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,651
- “dedicado” frequency rank
- #8,101
- “delicado” frequency rank
- 10752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dedicado | delicado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de dedicar o de dedicarse. | Suave, blando, tierno. |
Where the eye mixes dedicado and delicado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dedicado and delicado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between dedicado and delicado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dedicado is [d̪eð̞iˈkað̞o] while delicado is [d̪eliˈkað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “dedicado” becomes l in “delicado”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dedicado is recorded at frequency rank #2,651, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eð̞iˈkað̞o]. delicado is at rank #8,101, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eliˈkað̞o].
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 10752, this pair ranks #297,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dedicado vs delicado
Shared letters: acdeio. Private to "dedicado": -. Private to "delicado": l.
"dedicado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "delicado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dedicado" and "delicado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dedicado" vs "delicado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dedicado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delicado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dedicado" and "delicado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delicado vs delirando". 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 #297,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.