Which to use
“colgada” and “colgadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,480
- “colgada” frequency rank
- #34,505
- “colgadas” frequency rank
- 52985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colgada | colgadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de colgado, participio de colgar o de colgarse. | Forma del femenino plural de colgado, participio de colgar o de colgarse. |
Where the eye mixes colgada and colgadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. colgada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against colgadas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: colgada vs colgadas
A purely visual mix-up. colgada ([kolˈɣ̞að̞a]) and colgadas ([kolˈɣ̞að̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “colgada” sits inside “colgadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colgada is recorded at frequency rank #18,480, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞að̞a]. colgadas is at rank #34,505, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 52985, this pair ranks #90,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of colgada vs colgadas
Shared letters: acdglo. Private to "colgada": -. Private to "colgadas": s.
"colgada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "colgadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "colgada" and "colgadas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "colgada" or "colgadas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "colgada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colgadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colgada" and "colgadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colgaban vs colgadas". 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 #90,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.