colgar
[kolˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“colgar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,636 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #10,636
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sujetar algo o alguien de modo que no toque el suelo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | colgar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kolˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #10,636 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “colgar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for colgar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kolˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,636 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for colgar, with forms such as "ccolgar", "clogar", and "coglar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "color", "colgó", "conga", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is colgar, spelled C-O-L-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Sujetar algo o alguien de modo que no toque el suelo.
- 2Poner a una persona o animal una cuerda por el cuello con los pies o patas en el aire, de modo de provocarle la muerte.
- 3Hacer una exposición de pintura, fotografía, u otra en la que las obras de arte se cuelgan de una pared o muro.
- 4Atribuirle hechos reprobables o cosas negativas, casi siempre falsas, a una persona.
- 5Cortar una llamada telefónica.
- 6Abandonar una profesión. La profesión que se abandona se indica posponiendo una palabra simbólica.
- 7Sacar una mala calificación en un examen o asignatura.
- 8Anotar un gol a un arquero que está adelantado haciendo picar la pelota, es decir, con una vaselina.
- 9Dejar indefensa una pieza, tal que pueda ser fácilmente capturada por el rival sin nada a cambio.
- 10Transferir datos o archivos desde un sistema periférico o subordinado a uno más grande o central, especialmente desde un ordenador, móvil o tableta a un servidor en internet.
- 11Bloquear el ordenador o un programa por una sobrecarga de trabajo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccolgar,clogar,coglar,colagr,colgarr,colggar,colgra,collgar,oclgar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of colgar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “colgar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-L-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kolˈɣ̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “color” - see the side-by-side comparison. colgar vs color
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.