Which to use
“delegada” is a participle and “delgado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,505
- “delegada” frequency rank
- #5,601
- “delgado” frequency rank
- 24106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delegada | delgado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de delegado, participio de delegar. | De poca anchura corporal. |
Where the eye mixes delegada and delgado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. delegada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against delgado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: delegada vs delgado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delegada is [d̪eleˈɣ̞að̞a] while delgado is [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o]. 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 (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delegada is recorded at frequency rank #18,505, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eleˈɣ̞að̞a]. 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 24106, this pair ranks #242,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delegada vs delgado
Shared letters: adegl. Private to "delegada": -. Private to "delgado": o.
"delegada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "delgado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "delegada" and "delgado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "delegada" or "delgado"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "delegada" 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 #242,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delegada" and "delgado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delegada vs delegadas". 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 #242,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.