Which to use
“colgante” and “colgantes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,428
- “colgante” frequency rank
- #32,564
- “colgantes” frequency rank
- 56992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colgante | colgantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que cuelga. | Forma del plural de colgante. |
Where the eye mixes colgante and colgantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. colgante runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against colgantes's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: colgante vs colgantes
A purely visual mix-up. colgante ([kolˈɣ̞ãn̪t̪e]) and colgantes ([kolˈɣ̞ãn̪t̪es]) 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) - “colgante” sits inside “colgantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colgante is recorded at frequency rank #24,428, classified as anadj, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞ãn̪t̪e]. colgantes is at rank #32,564, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞ãn̪t̪es].
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 56992, this pair ranks #72,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of colgante vs colgantes
Shared letters: aceglnot. Private to "colgante": -. Private to "colgantes": s.
"colgante" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "colgantes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "colgante" for "colgantes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "colgante" vs "colgantes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "colgante" and "colgantes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "colgante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colgantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colgante" and "colgantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colgantes vs cortantes". 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 #72,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.