Which to use
“colgaban” and “colgaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,296
- “colgaban” frequency rank
- #32,135
- “colgaron” frequency rank
- 80431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colgaban | colgaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de colgar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de colgar o de colgarse. |
Where the eye mixes colgaban and colgaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. colgaban and colgaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses colgaban with colgaron
A purely visual mix-up. colgaban ([kolˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) and colgaron ([kolˈɣ̞aɾõn]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colgaban is recorded at frequency rank #48,296, classified as averb, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]. colgaron is at rank #32,135, tagged as averb, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞aɾõn].
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 80431, this pair ranks #11,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of colgaban vs colgaron
Shared letters: acglno. Private to "colgaban": b. Private to "colgaron": r.
"colgaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "colgaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "colgaban" and "colgaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "colgaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colgaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colgaban" and "colgaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colgaban vs cortaban". 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 #11,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.