Which to use
“colado” and “cómodo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,945
- “colado” frequency rank
- #4,696
- “cómodo” frequency rank
- 30641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colado | cómodo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sustancia pasada a través de un colador. | Dicho de una cosa: confortable, que brinda comodidad. |
Where the eye mixes colado and cómodo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between colado and cómodo
A purely visual mix-up. colado ([koˈlað̞o]) and cómodo ([ˈkomoð̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30641, 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]. cómodo is at rank #4,696, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkomoð̞o].
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 30641, this pair ranks #210,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of colado vs cómodo
Shared letters: cdo. Private to "colado": al. Private to "cómodo": mó.
"colado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cómodo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- colado ← ccolado · cloado · coaldo · coladdo · colaod · coldao · oclado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "colado" and "cómodo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "colado" or "cómodo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "colado" and "cómodo" 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 "cómodo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colado" and "cómodo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codazo vs colado". 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 #210,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.