Which to use
“delata” is a verb and “delgada” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,855
- “delata” frequency rank
- #9,621
- “delgada” frequency rank
- 40476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delata | delgada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de delatar. | Forma del femenino de delgado. |
Where the eye mixes delata and delgada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. delata runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against delgada's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: delata vs delgada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delata is [d̪eˈlat̪a] while delgada is [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delata is recorded at frequency rank #30,855, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈlat̪a]. delgada is at rank #9,621, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞a].
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 40476, this pair ranks #158,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delata vs delgada
Shared letters: adel. Private to "delata": t. Private to "delgada": g.
"delata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "delgada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "delata" for "delgada" ever safe?
Which is more common, "delata" or "delgada"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "delata" and "delgada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delgada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delata" and "delgada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delata vs delatan". 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 #158,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.