Which to use
“delegado” is an adjective and “delegar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,290
- “delegado” frequency rank
- #27,564
- “delegar” frequency rank
- 34854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delegado | delegar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aquel sobre el que se delega un cargo o una responsabilidad. | Traspasar la responsabilidad de un cargo o una decisión de una persona a otra. |
Where the eye mixes delegado and delegar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. delegado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against delegar's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between delegado and delegar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delegado is [d̪eleˈɣ̞að̞o] while delegar is [d̪eleˈɣ̞aɾ]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delegado is recorded at frequency rank #7,290, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eleˈɣ̞að̞o]. delegar is at rank #27,564, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eleˈɣ̞aɾ].
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 34854, this pair ranks #189,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delegado vs delegar
Shared letters: adegl. Private to "delegado": o. Private to "delegar": r.
"delegado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "delegar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "delegado" for "delegar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "delegado" vs "delegar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "delegado" and "delegar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delegado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delegar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delegado" and "delegar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delegar vs develar". 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 #189,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.