Which to use
“colgadas” and “cortadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,505
- “colgadas” frequency rank
- #18,202
- “cortadas” frequency rank
- 52707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colgadas | cortadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de colgado, participio de colgar o de colgarse. | Forma del femenino plural de cortado, participio de cortar o de cortarse. |
Where the eye mixes colgadas and cortadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. colgadas and cortadas 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 colgadas with cortadas
A purely visual mix-up. colgadas ([kolˈɣ̞að̞as]) and cortadas ([koɾˈt̪að̞as]) 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 52707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colgadas is recorded at frequency rank #34,505, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞að̞as]. cortadas is at rank #18,202, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [koɾˈt̪að̞as].
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 52707, this pair ranks #91,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of colgadas vs cortadas
Shared letters: acdos. Private to "colgadas": gl. Private to "cortadas": rt.
"colgadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cortadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "colgadas" for "cortadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "colgadas" or "cortadas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "colgadas" and "cortadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "colgadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colgadas" and "cortadas" 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 #91,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.