Which to use
“colaborador” and “colaboradores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,928
- “colaborador” frequency rank
- #5,808
- “colaboradores” frequency rank
- 14736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colaborador | colaboradores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que colabora. | Forma del plural de colaborador. |
Where the eye mixes colaborador and colaboradores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. colaborador runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCVCVC) against colaboradores's 13 (CVCVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: colaborador vs colaboradores
A purely visual mix-up. colaborador ([kolaβ̞oɾaˈð̞oɾ]) and colaboradores ([kolaβ̞oɾaˈð̞oɾes]) 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) - “colaborador” sits inside “colaboradores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colaborador is recorded at frequency rank #8,928, classified as anadj, pronounced [kolaβ̞oɾaˈð̞oɾ]. colaboradores is at rank #5,808, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kolaβ̞oɾaˈð̞oɾes].
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 14736, this pair ranks #282,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of colaborador vs colaboradores
Shared letters: abcdlor. Private to "colaborador": -. Private to "colaboradores": es.
"colaborador" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC · "colaboradores" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- colaborador ← ccolaborador · cloaborador · coalborador · colabborador · colaboardor · colaboraddor · colaboradorr · colaboradro
- colaboradores ← ccolaboradores · cloaboradores · coalboradores · colabboradores · colaboardores · colaboraddores · colaboradoers · colaboradoress
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "colaborador" and "colaboradores" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "colaborador" vs "colaboradores" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "colaborador" and "colaboradores" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "colaborador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colaboradores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colaborador" and "colaboradores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colaborador vs colaboramos". 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 #282,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.