Which to use
“deliciosa” and “deliciosos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,125
- “deliciosa” frequency rank
- #18,506
- “deliciosos” frequency rank
- 28631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deliciosa | deliciosos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de delicioso. | Forma del plural de delicioso. |
Where the eye mixes deliciosa and deliciosos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. deliciosa runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCV) against deliciosos's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: deliciosa vs deliciosos
A purely visual mix-up. deliciosa ([d̪eliˈsjosa]) and deliciosos ([d̪eliˈsjosos]) 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 28631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deliciosa is recorded at frequency rank #10,125, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eliˈsjosa]. deliciosos is at rank #18,506, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eliˈsjosos].
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 28631, this pair ranks #221,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deliciosa vs deliciosos
Shared letters: cdeilos. Private to "deliciosa": a. Private to "deliciosos": -.
"deliciosa" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV · "deliciosos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deliciosa ← ddeliciosa · deilciosa · delciiosa · delicciosa · delicioas · deliciossa · delicisoa · delicoisa
- deliciosos ← ddeliciosos · deilciosos · delciiosos · delicciosos · deliciooss · deliciososs · deliciossos · delicisoos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deliciosa" and "deliciosos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "deliciosa" or "deliciosos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "deliciosa" and "deliciosos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deliciosa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deliciosos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deliciosa" and "deliciosos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deliciosas vs deliciosos". 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 #221,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.