Which to use
“delicada” and “delicadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,310
- “delicada” frequency rank
- #21,968
- “delicadas” frequency rank
- 32278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delicada | delicadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de delicado. | Forma del femenino plural de delicado. |
Where the eye mixes delicada and delicadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. delicada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against delicadas's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses delicada with delicadas
A purely visual mix-up. delicada ([d̪eliˈkað̞a]) and delicadas ([d̪eliˈkað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “delicada” sits inside “delicadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delicada is recorded at frequency rank #10,310, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eliˈkað̞a]. delicadas is at rank #21,968, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eliˈkað̞as].
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 32278, this pair ranks #202,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delicada vs delicadas
Shared letters: acdeil. Private to "delicada": -. Private to "delicadas": s.
"delicada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "delicadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "delicada" and "delicadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "delicada" or "delicadas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "delicada" and "delicadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delicada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delicadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delicada" and "delicadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delegadas vs delicadas". 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 #202,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.