Which to use
“dedicados” is a participle and “delicadas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,287
- “dedicados” frequency rank
- #21,968
- “delicadas” frequency rank
- 29255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dedicados | delicadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de dedicado, participio de dedicar o de dedicarse. | Forma del femenino plural de delicado. |
Where the eye mixes dedicados and delicadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dedicados 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 dedicados with delicadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dedicados is [d̪eð̞iˈkað̞os] while delicadas is [d̪eliˈkað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dedicados is recorded at frequency rank #7,287, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eð̞iˈkað̞os]. 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 29255, this pair ranks #217,918 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dedicados vs delicadas
Shared letters: acdeis. Private to "dedicados": o. Private to "delicadas": l.
"dedicados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "delicadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dedicados" for "delicadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dedicados" or "delicadas"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dedicados" 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 #217,918 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dedicados" 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 #217,918 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.