# delgado vs delicado

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### delgado
*adjective · IPA [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o] · frequency rank #5,601*
De poca anchura corporal.

### delicado
*adjective · IPA [d̪eliˈkað̞o] · frequency rank #8,101*
Suave, blando, tierno.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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