Which to use
“colgado” is an adjective and “colgó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,930
- “colgado” frequency rank
- #18,768
- “colgó” frequency rank
- 27698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colgado | colgó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tonto, extravagante. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de colgar o de colgarse. |
Where the eye mixes colgado and colgó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: colgado vs colgó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: colgado is [kolˈɣ̞að̞o] while colgó is [kolˈɣ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colgado is recorded at frequency rank #8,930, classified as anadj, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞að̞o]. colgó is at rank #18,768, tagged as averb, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞o].
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 27698, this pair ranks #225,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of colgado vs colgó
Shared letters: cglo. Private to "colgado": ad. Private to "colgó": ó.
"colgado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "colgó" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- colgado ← ccolgado · clogado · coglado · colagdo · colgaddo · colgaod · colgdao · colggado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "colgado" and "colgó" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "colgado" vs "colgó" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "colgado" and "colgó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "colgado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colgó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colgado" and "colgó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colgó vs coo". 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 #225,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.