Which to use
“delegada” and “desplegada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,505
- “delegada” frequency rank
- #37,548
- “desplegada” frequency rank
- 56053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delegada | desplegada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de delegado, participio de delegar. | Forma del femenino de desplegado, participio de desplegar. |
Where the eye mixes delegada and desplegada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. delegada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against desplegada's 10 (CVCCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses delegada with desplegada
A purely visual mix-up. delegada ([d̪eleˈɣ̞að̞a]) and desplegada ([d̪espleˈɣ̞að̞a]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56053, 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]. desplegada is at rank #37,548, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪espleˈɣ̞að̞a].
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 56053, this pair ranks #76,215 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of delegada vs desplegada
Shared letters: adegl. Private to "delegada": -. Private to "desplegada": ps.
"delegada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "desplegada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- delegada ← ddelegada · deelgada · deleagda · delegaad · delegadda · delegdaa · deleggada · delgeada
- desplegada ← ddesplegada · depslegada · deslpegada · despelgada · despleagda · desplegaad · desplegadda · desplegdaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "delegada" and "desplegada" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "delegada" or "desplegada"?
After this comparison
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 "desplegada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,215 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delegada" and "desplegada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desplegada vs desplegando". 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 #76,215 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.