Which to use
“cagado” and “colgado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,296
- “cagado” frequency rank
- #8,930
- “colgado” frequency rank
- 24226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagado | colgado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que contiene excrementos. | Tonto, extravagante. |
Where the eye mixes cagado and colgado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cagado and colgado
A purely visual mix-up. cagado ([kaˈɣ̞að̞o]) and colgado ([kolˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 24226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagado is recorded at frequency rank #15,296, classified as anadj, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞að̞o]. colgado is at rank #8,930, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 24226, this pair ranks #242,152 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagado vs colgado
Shared letters: acdgo. Private to "cagado": -. Private to "colgado": l.
"cagado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "colgado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cagado" and "colgado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cagado" or "colgado"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cagado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colgado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,152 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagado" and "colgado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagado vs cenado". 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 #242,152 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.