Which to use
“cargados” and “colgados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,035
- “cargados” frequency rank
- #21,258
- “colgados” frequency rank
- 36293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargados | colgados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cargado, participio de cargar. | Forma del plural de colgado, participio de colgar o de colgarse. |
Where the eye mixes cargados and colgados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cargados and colgados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cargados and colgados
A purely visual mix-up. cargados ([kaɾˈɣ̞að̞os]) and colgados ([kolˈɣ̞að̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cargados is recorded at frequency rank #15,035, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞að̞os]. colgados is at rank #21,258, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞að̞os].
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 36293, this pair ranks #181,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cargados vs colgados
Shared letters: acdgos. Private to "cargados": r. Private to "colgados": l.
"cargados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "colgados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cargados" for "colgados" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cargados" or "colgados" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cargados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colgados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargados" and "colgados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogidos vs colgados". 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 #181,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.