Which to use
“delgado” and “drogado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,601
- “delgado” frequency rank
- #21,647
- “drogado” frequency rank
- 27248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delgado | drogado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De poca anchura corporal. | Se dice de quien está bajo los efectos de una droga. |
Where the eye mixes delgado and drogado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. delgado (CVCCVCV) and drogado (CCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between delgado and drogado
A purely visual mix-up. delgado ([d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o]) and drogado ([d̪ɾoˈɣ̞að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delgado is recorded at frequency rank #5,601, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪elˈɣ̞að̞o]. drogado is at rank #21,647, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪ɾoˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 27248, this pair ranks #227,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delgado vs drogado
Shared letters: adgo. Private to "delgado": el. Private to "drogado": r.
"delgado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "drogado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "delgado" for "drogado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "delgado" or "drogado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "delgado" and "drogado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delgado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drogado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delgado" and "drogado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dragado vs drogado". 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 #227,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.