Which to use
“delicada” and “delicado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,310
- “delicada” frequency rank
- #8,101
- “delicado” frequency rank
- 18411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delicada | delicado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de delicado. | Suave, blando, tierno. |
Where the eye mixes delicada and delicado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: delicada vs delicado
A purely visual mix-up. delicada ([d̪eliˈkað̞a]) and delicado ([d̪eliˈkað̞o]) 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 a single letter - a in “delicada” becomes o in “delicado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18411, 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]. delicado is at rank #8,101, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eliˈkað̞o].
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 18411, this pair ranks #268,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of delicada vs delicado
Shared letters: acdeil. Private to "delicada": -. Private to "delicado": o.
"delicada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "delicado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "delicada" and "delicado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "delicada" or "delicado"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "delicada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delicado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delicada" and "delicado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dedicará vs delicada". 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 #268,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.