Which to use
“delegado” and “denegado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,290
- “delegado” frequency rank
- #30,020
- “denegado” frequency rank
- 37310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delegado | denegado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aquel sobre el que se delega un cargo o una responsabilidad. | Que ha sido rechazado, que no ha sido otorgado o autorizado. |
Where the eye mixes delegado and denegado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. delegado and denegado 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 delegado with denegado
A purely visual mix-up. delegado ([d̪eleˈɣ̞að̞o]) and denegado ([d̪eneˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 “delegado” becomes n in “denegado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37310, 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]. denegado is at rank #30,020, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eneˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 37310, this pair ranks #175,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delegado vs denegado
Shared letters: adego. Private to "delegado": l. Private to "denegado": n.
"delegado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "denegado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "delegado" and "denegado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "delegado" vs "denegado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "delegado" and "denegado" 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 "denegado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delegado" and "denegado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denegado vs denegó". 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 #175,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.