Which to use
“delegada” and “denegada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,505
- “delegada” frequency rank
- #34,049
- “denegada” frequency rank
- 52554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delegada | denegada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de delegado, participio de delegar. | Forma del femenino de denegado, participio de denegar. |
Where the eye mixes delegada and denegada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. delegada and denegada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses delegada with denegada
A purely visual mix-up. delegada ([d̪eleˈɣ̞að̞a]) and denegada ([d̪eneˈɣ̞að̞a]) 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 a single letter - l in “delegada” becomes n in “denegada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52554, 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]. denegada is at rank #34,049, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eneˈɣ̞að̞a].
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 52554, this pair ranks #92,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delegada vs denegada
Shared letters: adeg. Private to "delegada": l. Private to "denegada": n.
"delegada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "denegada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "delegada" and "denegada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "delegada" vs "denegada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "delegada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denegada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delegada" and "denegada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denegada vs denegar". 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 #92,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.