Which to use
“delimita” and “delimitado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,939
- “delimita” frequency rank
- #39,685
- “delimitado” frequency rank
- 82624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delimita | delimitado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de delimitar. | Participio de delimitar. |
Where the eye mixes delimita and delimitado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. delimita runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against delimitado's 10 (CVCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between delimita and delimitado
A purely visual mix-up. delimita ([d̪eliˈmit̪a]) and delimitado ([d̪elimiˈt̪að̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “delimita” sits inside “delimitado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delimita is recorded at frequency rank #42,939, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eliˈmit̪a]. delimitado is at rank #39,685, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪elimiˈt̪að̞o].
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 82624, this pair ranks #9,038 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of delimita vs delimitado
Shared letters: adeilmt. Private to "delimita": -. Private to "delimitado": o.
"delimita" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "delimitado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- delimita ← ddelimita · deilmita · deliimta · delimiat · delimitta · delimmita · delimtia · dellimita
- delimitado ← ddelimitado · deilmitado · deliimtado · delimiatdo · delimitaddo · delimitaod · delimitdao · delimittado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "delimita" and "delimitado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "delimita" vs "delimitado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "delimita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delimitado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,038 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delimita" and "delimitado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delimita vs delimitada". 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 #9,038 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.