Which to use
“delegadas” and “delegados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,684
- “delegadas” frequency rank
- #8,367
- “delegados” frequency rank
- 48051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delegadas | delegados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de delegado, participio de delegar. | Forma del plural de delegado, participio de delegar. |
Where the eye mixes delegadas and delegados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between delegadas and delegados
A purely visual mix-up. delegadas ([d̪eleˈɣ̞að̞as]) and delegados ([d̪eleˈɣ̞að̞os]) 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 - a in “delegadas” becomes o in “delegados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delegadas is recorded at frequency rank #39,684, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eleˈɣ̞að̞as]. delegados is at rank #8,367, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eleˈɣ̞að̞os].
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 48051, this pair ranks #116,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delegadas vs delegados
Shared letters: adegls. Private to "delegadas": -. Private to "delegados": o.
"delegadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "delegados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "delegadas" and "delegados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "delegadas" or "delegados"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "delegadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delegados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delegadas" and "delegados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delegadas vs desplegadas". 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 #116,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.