colgados

[kolˈɣ̞að̞os]

/[kolˈɣ̞að̞os]/ participle

The verdict

“colgados” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,258. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,258
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de colgado, participio de colgar o de colgarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-colgados · colgados · Spanish

colgados · rank #21,258 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,258
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH colectividad

Nearest frequency peer: colectividad (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “colgados”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “colgados” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

colgados vs collado
75% similar
colgados vs colmado
75% similar
colgados vs contados
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for colgados
PropertyValue
Headwordcolgados
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[kolˈɣ̞að̞os]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,258
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “colgados”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).colgadoscae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “colectividad” (#21,257), “colonialismo” (#21,259), “cojer” (#21,256). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “colgados” va en #21,258. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around colgados (IPA [kolˈɣ̞að̞os]), aparticiple. Corpus frequency is #21,258 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de colgado, participio de colgar o de colgarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for colgados, with forms such as "ccolgados", "clogados", and "coglados". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "collado", "colmado", "contados", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is colgados, spelled C-O-L-G-A-D-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de colgado, participio de colgar o de colgarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccolgados
  • clogados
  • coglados
  • colagdos
  • colgaddos
  • colgadoss
  • colgadso
  • colgaods
  • colgdaos
  • colggados
  • collgados
  • oclgados

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of colgados - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccolgados1clogados2coglados2colagdos2colgaddos1colgadoss1colgadso2colgaods2
Edit distance from "colgados"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "colgados"?
"colgados" is spelled C-O-L-G-A-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kolˈɣ̞að̞os].
What does "colgados" mean?
As a participle, "colgados" means: Forma del plural de colgado, participio de colgar o de colgarse.
What words are commonly confused with "colgados"?
"colgados" is commonly confused with "collado", "colmado", "contados". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "colgados"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colgados" is [kolˈɣ̞að̞os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colgados" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list