Which to use
“delegados” is a participle and “deseados” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,367
- “delegados” frequency rank
- #19,085
- “deseados” frequency rank
- 27452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delegados | deseados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de delegado, participio de delegar. | Forma del plural de deseado, participio de desear. |
Where the eye mixes delegados and deseados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. delegados runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against deseados's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses delegados with deseados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delegados is [d̪eleˈɣ̞að̞os] while deseados is [d̪eseˈað̞os]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delegados is recorded at frequency rank #8,367, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eleˈɣ̞að̞os]. deseados is at rank #19,085, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eseˈað̞os].
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 27452, this pair ranks #226,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delegados vs deseados
Shared letters: adeos. Private to "delegados": gl. Private to "deseados": -.
"delegados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "deseados" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "delegados" and "deseados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "delegados" or "deseados" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "delegados" and "deseados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delegados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deseados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delegados" and "deseados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deseados vs despejados". 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 #226,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.