Which to use
“delgada” is an adjective and “drogada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,621
- “delgada” frequency rank
- #38,661
- “drogada” frequency rank
- 48282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delgada | drogada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de delgado. | Forma del femenino de drogado, participio de drogar o de drogarse. |
Where the eye mixes delgada and drogada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. delgada (CVCCVCV) and drogada (CCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: delgada vs drogada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delgada is [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞a] while drogada is [d̪ɾoˈɣ̞að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48282, 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]. drogada is at rank #38,661, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ɾoˈɣ̞að̞a].
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 48282, this pair ranks #115,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delgada vs drogada
Shared letters: adg. Private to "delgada": el. Private to "drogada": or.
"delgada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "drogada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "delgada" and "drogada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "delgada" vs "drogada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "delgada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drogada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delgada" and "drogada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dragado vs drogada". 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 #115,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.