Which to use
“colabora” and “colaboran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,377
- “colabora” frequency rank
- #20,607
- “colaboran” frequency rank
- 31984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colabora | colaboran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de colaborar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de colaborar. |
Where the eye mixes colabora and colaboran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. colabora runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against colaboran's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between colabora and colaboran
A purely visual mix-up. colabora ([kolaˈβ̞oɾa]) and colaboran ([kolaˈβ̞oɾãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “colabora” sits inside “colaboran”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colabora is recorded at frequency rank #11,377, classified as averb, pronounced [kolaˈβ̞oɾa]. colaboran is at rank #20,607, tagged as averb, pronounced [kolaˈβ̞oɾãn].
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 31984, this pair ranks #204,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of colabora vs colaboran
Shared letters: abclor. Private to "colabora": -. Private to "colaboran": n.
"colabora" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "colaboran" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "colabora" and "colaboran" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "colabora" or "colaboran"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "colabora" and "colaboran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "colabora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colaboran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colabora" and "colaboran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colaboran vs colaboren". 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 #204,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.