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“delfín” and “delfino” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,551
- “delfín” frequency rank
- #42,938
- “delfino” frequency rank
- 59489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delfín | delfino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (familia Delphinidae) Cualquiera de varias especies de mamíferos marinos del orden de los cetáceos. Miden entre 2 y 9 metros de largo, con el cuerpo fusiforme y la cabeza grande, el hocico alargado y una única narina en la parte superior de la cabeza; la piel es normalmente gris y glabra. Son carnívoros. Se cuentan entre los más inteligentes de los animales, formando complejos sistemas sociales y comunicándose por ultrasonido. Habitan en aguas templadas y tropicales de todo el globo. | (Delphinidae) Delfín |
Where the eye mixes delfín and delfino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. delfín runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against delfino's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between delfín and delfino
A purely visual mix-up. delfín ([d̪elˈfĩn]) and delfino ([delˈfi.no]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delfín is recorded at frequency rank #16,551, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪elˈfĩn]. delfino is at rank #42,938, tagged as anoun, pronounced [delˈfi.no].
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 59489, this pair ranks #62,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of delfín vs delfino
Shared letters: defln. Private to "delfín": í. Private to "delfino": io.
"delfín" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "delfino" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- delfino ← ddelfino · deflino · delffino · delfinno · delfion · delfnio · delifno · dellfino
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "delfín" and "delfino" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "delfín" or "delfino" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "delfín" and "delfino" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delfín" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delfino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delfín" and "delfino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Delfina vs delfino". 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 #62,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.