Which to use
“cataloga” is a verb and “catalogada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,404
- “cataloga” frequency rank
- #36,969
- “catalogada” frequency rank
- 83373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cataloga | catalogada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de catalogar. | Forma del femenino de catalogado, participio de catalogar. |
Where the eye mixes cataloga and catalogada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. cataloga runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against catalogada's 10 (CVCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cataloga vs catalogada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cataloga is [kat̪aˈloɣ̞a] while catalogada is [kat̪aloˈɣ̞að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cataloga” sits inside “catalogada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cataloga is recorded at frequency rank #46,404, classified as averb, pronounced [kat̪aˈloɣ̞a]. catalogada is at rank #36,969, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kat̪aloˈɣ̞að̞a].
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 83373, this pair ranks #8,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cataloga vs catalogada
Shared letters: acglot. Private to "cataloga": -. Private to "catalogada": d.
"cataloga" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "catalogada" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cataloga ← actaloga · caatloga · catalgoa · catalloga · cataloag · catalogga · cataolga · catlaoga
- catalogada ← actalogada · caatlogada · catalgoada · catallogada · cataloagda · catalogaad · catalogadda · catalogdaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cataloga" for "catalogada" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cataloga" or "catalogada" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cataloga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "catalogada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cataloga" and "catalogada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "catalogada vs catalogados". 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 #8,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.