delgado

\delˈɣaðo\

/\delˈɣaðo\/ adj

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The verdict

“delgado” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,743. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,743
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mince, fin, maigre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-delgado · delgado · French

delgado · rank #38,743 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,743
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH declaration

Nearest frequency peer: declaration (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « delgado »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « delgado » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for delgado
PropertyValue
Headworddelgado
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\delˈɣaðo\
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,743
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « delgado »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.delgadose place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « declaration » (#38,742), « céda » (#38,740), « destituer » (#38,746). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « delgado » est au #38,743. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around delgado (IPA \delˈɣaðo\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,743 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mince, fin, maigre.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for delgado, with forms such as "ddelgado", "deglado", and "delagdo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is delgado, spelled D-E-L-G-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mince, fin, maigre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how delgado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En el comedor del hotel hay una familia muy interesante. El padre es un hombre alto, delgado, vestido de negro, con cuello duro. Tiene la cabeza calva en el centro y dos tufos de pelo gris a derecha e izquierda.

Synonyms

cenceñodelicado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddelgado
  • deglado
  • delagdo
  • delgaddo
  • delgaod
  • delgdao
  • delggado
  • dellgado
  • dlegado
  • edlgado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of delgado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddelgado1deglado2delagdo2delgaddo1delgaod2delgdao2delggado1dellgado1
Edit distance from "delgado"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "delgado"?
"delgado" is spelled D-E-L-G-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is \delˈɣaðo\.
What does "delgado" mean?
As an adjective, "delgado" means: Mince, fin, maigre.
What are common misspellings of "delgado"?
Common misspellings include "ddelgado", "deglado", "delagdo", "delgaddo", "delgaod". The correct spelling is "delgado".
How do you pronounce "delgado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "delgado" is \delˈɣaðo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "delgado" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "delgado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list