Which to use
“colgados” and “cortados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,258
- “colgados” frequency rank
- #21,955
- “cortados” frequency rank
- 43213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colgados | cortados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de colgado, participio de colgar o de colgarse. | Forma del plural de cortado, participio de cortar o de cortarse. |
Where the eye mixes colgados and cortados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. colgados and cortados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: colgados vs cortados
A purely visual mix-up. colgados ([kolˈɣ̞að̞os]) and cortados ([koɾˈt̪að̞os]) 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 43213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colgados is recorded at frequency rank #21,258, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞að̞os]. cortados is at rank #21,955, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [koɾˈt̪að̞os].
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 43213, this pair ranks #143,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of colgados vs cortados
Shared letters: acdos. Private to "colgados": gl. Private to "cortados": rt.
"colgados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cortados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "colgados" and "cortados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "colgados" or "cortados"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "colgados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colgados" and "cortados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cortador vs cortados". 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 #143,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.