Which to use
“delgadas” and “delgado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,330
- “delgadas” frequency rank
- #5,601
- “delgado” frequency rank
- 25931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delgadas | delgado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de delgado. | De poca anchura corporal. |
Where the eye mixes delgadas and delgado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. delgadas runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against delgado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses delgadas with delgado
A purely visual mix-up. delgadas ([d̪elˈɣ̞að̞as]) and delgado ([d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 25931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delgadas is recorded at frequency rank #20,330, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞as]. delgado is at rank #5,601, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 25931, this pair ranks #234,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delgadas vs delgado
Shared letters: adegl. Private to "delgadas": s. Private to "delgado": o.
"delgadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "delgado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "delgadas" and "delgado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "delgadas" or "delgado" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "delgadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delgado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delgadas" and "delgado" 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 #234,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.