Which to use
“delgada” and “delgadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,621
- “delgada” frequency rank
- #20,330
- “delgadas” frequency rank
- 29951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delgada | delgadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de delgado. | Forma del femenino plural de delgado. |
Where the eye mixes delgada and delgadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. delgada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against delgadas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between delgada and delgadas
A purely visual mix-up. delgada ([d̪elˈɣ̞að̞a]) and delgadas ([d̪elˈɣ̞að̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “delgada” sits inside “delgadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delgada is recorded at frequency rank #9,621, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞a]. delgadas is at rank #20,330, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 29951, this pair ranks #214,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delgada vs delgadas
Shared letters: adegl. Private to "delgada": -. Private to "delgadas": s.
"delgada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "delgadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "delgada" for "delgadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "delgada" or "delgadas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "delgada" and "delgadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delgada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delgadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delgada" and "delgadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delegadas vs delgadas". 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 #214,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.