Which to use
“delicadas” and “delicados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,968
- “delicadas” frequency rank
- #17,940
- “delicados” frequency rank
- 39908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delicadas | delicados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de delicado. | Forma del masculino plural de delicado. |
Where the eye mixes delicadas and delicados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. delicadas and delicados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses delicadas with delicados
A purely visual mix-up. delicadas ([d̪eliˈkað̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “delicadas” becomes o in “delicados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delicadas is recorded at frequency rank #21,968, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eliˈkað̞as]. 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 39908, this pair ranks #161,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delicadas vs delicados
Shared letters: acdeils. Private to "delicadas": -. Private to "delicados": o.
"delicadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "delicados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "delicadas" and "delicados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "delicadas" or "delicados"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "delicadas" 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 #161,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delicadas" and "delicados" 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 #161,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.