Which to use
“dejado” and “delgado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,406
- “dejado” frequency rank
- #5,601
- “delgado” frequency rank
- 7007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejado | delgado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no se preocupa de hacer las cosas que le corresponden. | De poca anchura corporal. |
Where the eye mixes dejado and delgado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dejado with delgado
A purely visual mix-up. dejado ([d̪eˈxað̞o]) and delgado ([d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejado is recorded at frequency rank #1,406, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eˈxað̞o]. delgado is at rank #5,601, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 7007, this pair ranks #309,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dejado vs delgado
Shared letters: adeo. Private to "dejado": j. Private to "delgado": gl.
"dejado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "delgado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejado" for "delgado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dejado" vs "delgado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delgado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejado" and "delgado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delgado vs dragado". 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 #309,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.