Which to use
“delicado” and “delineado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,343
- “delicado” frequency rank
- #33,355
- “delineado” frequency rank
- 43698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delicado | delineado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que usa de delicadeza | traçado; desenhado ou composto de modo preciso e esquemático |
Letter map: delicado vs delineado
Shared letters muted; letters that set delicado and delineado apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. delicado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against delineado's 9 (CVCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: delicado and delineado
delicado and delineado are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delicado is recorded at frequency rank #10,343, classified as anadj, pronounced /dɨ.li.ˈka.du/. delineado is at rank #33,355, tagged as anadj.
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 43698, this pair ranks #21,922 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delicado vs delineado
Shared letters: adeilo. Private to "delicado": c. Private to "delineado": n.
"delicado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "delineado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "delicado" for "delineado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "delicado" vs "delineado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "delicado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delineado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,922 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delicado" and "delineado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delineado vs delinear". 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 #21,922 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.