Which to use
“cogida” and “colgada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,813
- “cogida” frequency rank
- #18,480
- “colgada” frequency rank
- 49293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cogida | colgada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de cogido, participio de coger. | Forma del femenino de colgado, participio de colgar o de colgarse. |
Where the eye mixes cogida and colgada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cogida runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against colgada's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cogida vs colgada
A purely visual mix-up. cogida ([koˈxið̞a]) and colgada ([kolˈɣ̞að̞a]) 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 49293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cogida is recorded at frequency rank #30,813, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [koˈxið̞a]. colgada is at rank #18,480, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞að̞a].
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 49293, this pair ranks #109,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cogida vs colgada
Shared letters: acdgo. Private to "cogida": i. Private to "colgada": l.
"cogida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "colgada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cogida" for "colgada" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cogida" or "colgada"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cogida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colgada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cogida" and "colgada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogida vs copita". 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 #109,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.