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“cataloga” and “catalogado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,404
“cataloga” frequency rank
#24,772
“catalogado” frequency rank
71176
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cataloga catalogado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de catalogar. Participio de catalogar.

Where the eye mixes cataloga and catalogado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. cataloga runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against catalogado's 10 (CVCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
cataloga
10 ch
catalogado

Visual trap between cataloga and catalogado

A purely visual mix-up. cataloga ([kat̪aˈloɣ̞a]) and catalogado ([kat̪aloˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “cataloga” sits inside “catalogado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71176, 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]. catalogado is at rank #24,772, tagged as averb, pronounced [kat̪aloˈɣ̞að̞o].

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 71176, this pair ranks #28,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cataloga vs catalogado

Shared letters: acglot. Private to "cataloga": -. Private to "catalogado": d.

"cataloga" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "catalogado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • catalogaactaloga · caatloga · catalgoa · catalloga · cataloag · catalogga · cataolga · catlaoga
  • catalogadoactalogado · caatlogado · catalgoado · catallogado · cataloagdo · catalogaddo · catalogaod · catalogdao

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cataloga" and "catalogado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kat̪aˈloɣ̞a] versus [kat̪aloˈɣ̞að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cataloga" or "catalogado" show up more?
"catalogado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,772 in our Spanish list, against #46,404 for "cataloga". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cataloga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "catalogado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #28,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cataloga" and "catalogado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cataloga vs catalogada". 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 #28,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list