Which to use
“colgada” and “colgados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,480
- “colgada” frequency rank
- #21,258
- “colgados” frequency rank
- 39738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colgada | colgados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de colgado, participio de colgar o de colgarse. | Forma del plural de colgado, participio de colgar o de colgarse. |
Where the eye mixes colgada and colgados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. colgada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against colgados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses colgada with colgados
A purely visual mix-up. colgada ([kolˈɣ̞að̞a]) and colgados ([kolˈɣ̞að̞os]) 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 39738, 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]. colgados is at rank #21,258, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞að̞os].
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 39738, this pair ranks #162,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of colgada vs colgados
Shared letters: acdglo. Private to "colgada": -. Private to "colgados": s.
"colgada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "colgados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "colgada" and "colgados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "colgada" or "colgados"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "colgada" and "colgados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "colgada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colgados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colgada" and "colgados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogidos vs colgados". 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 #162,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.