Which to use
“colabora” and “colaborar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,377
- “colabora” frequency rank
- #5,702
- “colaborar” frequency rank
- 17079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colabora | colaborar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de colaborar. | Trabajar en conjunto con otros para lograr un objetivo. |
Where the eye mixes colabora and colaborar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses colabora with colaborar
A purely visual mix-up. colabora ([kolaˈβ̞oɾa]) and colaborar ([kolaβ̞oˈɾaɾ]) 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 “colaborar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17079, 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]. colaborar is at rank #5,702, tagged as averb, pronounced [kolaβ̞oˈɾaɾ].
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 17079, this pair ranks #273,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of colabora vs colaborar
Shared letters: abclor. Private to "colabora": -. Private to "colaborar": -.
"colabora" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "colaborar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "colabora" and "colaborar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "colabora" vs "colaborar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "colabora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colaborar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colabora" and "colaborar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colabora 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 #273,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.