Which to use
“colaboradora” and “colaboradores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,347
- “colaboradora” frequency rank
- #5,808
- “colaboradores” frequency rank
- 29155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colaboradora | colaboradores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de colaborador. | Forma del plural de colaborador. |
Where the eye mixes colaboradora and colaboradores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. colaboradora runs 12 letters (CVCVCVCVCVCV) against colaboradores's 13 (CVCVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses colaboradora with colaboradores
A purely visual mix-up. colaboradora ([kolaβ̞oɾaˈð̞oɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colaboradora is recorded at frequency rank #23,347, classified as anadj, pronounced [kolaβ̞oɾaˈð̞oɾa]. 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 29155, this pair ranks #218,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of colaboradora vs colaboradores
Shared letters: abcdlor. Private to "colaboradora": -. Private to "colaboradores": es.
"colaboradora" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVCV · "colaboradores" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- colaboradora ← ccolaboradora · cloaboradora · coalboradora · colabboradora · colaboardora · colaboraddora · colaboradoar · colaboradorra
- colaboradores ← ccolaboradores · cloaboradores · coalboradores · colabboradores · colaboardores · colaboraddores · colaboradoers · colaboradoress
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "colaboradora" for "colaboradores" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "colaboradora" 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 #218,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colaboradora" and "colaboradores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colaboradora vs colaboradoras". 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 #218,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.