delimitavsdelimitadoConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
delimita
10 ch
delimitado

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?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eliˈmit̪a] versus [d̪elimiˈt̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "delimita" vs "delimitado" - which ranks higher?
"delimitado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,685 in our Spanish list, against #42,939 for "delimita". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list