Which to use
“colado” is an adjective and “colador” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,945
- “colado” frequency rank
- #39,644
- “colador” frequency rank
- 65589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colado | colador |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sustancia pasada a través de un colador. | Utensilio de cocina que dispone de unos agujeros a modo de criba o filtro de alimentos con el objeto de escurrir y separar al alimento sólido de su caldo. |
Where the eye mixes colado and colador
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses colado with colador
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: colado is [koˈlað̞o] while colador is [kolaˈð̞oɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “colado” sits inside “colador”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colado is recorded at frequency rank #25,945, classified as anadj, pronounced [koˈlað̞o]. colador is at rank #39,644, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kolaˈð̞oɾ].
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 65589, this pair ranks #42,203 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of colado vs colador
Shared letters: acdlo. Private to "colado": -. Private to "colador": r.
"colado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "colador" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "colado" and "colador" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "colado" or "colador" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "colado" and "colador" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "colado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colador" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,203 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colado" and "colador" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colador vs cortador". 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 #42,203 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.