colgajo
[kolˈɣ̞axo]
The verdict
“colgajo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualquier trapo o cosa despreciable que cuelga.
Corpus desk
Index ES-colgajo · colgajo · Spanish
colgajo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | colgajo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kolˈɣ̞axo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “colgajo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
colgajo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kolˈɣ̞axo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
colgajo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 colgajo, spelled C-O-L-G-A-J-O.
Definition
- 1Cualquier trapo o cosa despreciable que cuelga.
- 2Racimo de uvas o porción de frutas que se cuelga para conservarlas.
- 3Porción de piel sana que en las operaciones quirúrgicas se reserva para cubrir la herida.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.