Which to use
“delfino” and “delito” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,938
- “delfino” frequency rank
- #1,766
- “delito” frequency rank
- 44704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delfino | delito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Delphinidae) Delfín | Acción que viola la ley y conlleva pena. |
Where the eye mixes delfino and delito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. delfino runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against delito's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between delfino and delito
A purely visual mix-up. delfino ([delˈfi.no]) and delito ([d̪eˈlit̪o]) 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 44704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delfino is recorded at frequency rank #42,938, classified as anoun, pronounced [delˈfi.no]. delito is at rank #1,766, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈlit̪o].
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 44704, this pair ranks #135,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delfino vs delito
Shared letters: deilo. Private to "delfino": fn. Private to "delito": t.
"delfino" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "delito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "delfino" and "delito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "delfino" or "delito" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "delfino" and "delito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delfino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delfino" and "delito" 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 #135,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.