Which to use
“delgadas” is an adjective and “deseadas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,330
- “delgadas” frequency rank
- #32,610
- “deseadas” frequency rank
- 52940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delgadas | deseadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de delgado. | Forma del femenino plural de deseado, participio de desear. |
Where the eye mixes delgadas and deseadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. delgadas (CVCCVCVC) and deseadas (CVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between delgadas and deseadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delgadas is [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞as] while deseadas is [d̪eseˈað̞as]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52940, 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]. deseadas is at rank #32,610, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eseˈað̞as].
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 52940, this pair ranks #90,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delgadas vs deseadas
Shared letters: ades. Private to "delgadas": gl. Private to "deseadas": -.
"delgadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "deseadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "delgadas" for "deseadas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "delgadas" or "deseadas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "delgadas" and "deseadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delgadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deseadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delgadas" and "deseadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delegadas vs deseadas". 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 #90,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.