Which to use
“delicada” and “delicados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,310
- “delicada” frequency rank
- #17,940
- “delicados” frequency rank
- 28250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delicada | delicados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de delicado. | Forma del masculino plural de delicado. |
Where the eye mixes delicada and delicados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. delicada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against delicados'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 delicados
A purely visual mix-up. delicada ([d̪eliˈkað̞a]) and delicados ([d̪eliˈkað̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28250, 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]. delicados is at rank #17,940, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eliˈkað̞os].
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 28250, this pair ranks #222,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delicada vs delicados
Shared letters: acdeil. Private to "delicada": -. Private to "delicados": os.
"delicada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "delicados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "delicada" for "delicados" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "delicada" or "delicados" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "delicada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delicados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delicada" and "delicados" 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 #222,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.