Which to use
“cagadas” and “colgadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,965
- “cagadas” frequency rank
- #34,505
- “colgadas” frequency rank
- 57470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagadas | colgadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cagado, participio de cagar. | Forma del femenino plural de colgado, participio de colgar o de colgarse. |
Where the eye mixes cagadas and colgadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cagadas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against colgadas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cagadas vs colgadas
A purely visual mix-up. cagadas ([kaˈɣ̞að̞as]) and colgadas ([kolˈɣ̞að̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagadas is recorded at frequency rank #22,965, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞að̞as]. colgadas is at rank #34,505, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 57470, this pair ranks #70,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cagadas vs colgadas
Shared letters: acdgs. Private to "cagadas": -. Private to "colgadas": lo.
"cagadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "colgadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cagadas" and "colgadas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cagadas" or "colgadas"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cagadas" and "colgadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colgadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagadas" and "colgadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colgaban vs colgadas". 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 #70,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.