Which to use
“colgó” and “coloco” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,768
- “colgó” frequency rank
- #33,026
- “coloco” frequency rank
- 51794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colgó | coloco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de colgar o de colgarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de colocar. |
Where the eye mixes colgó and coloco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between colgó and coloco
A purely visual mix-up. colgó ([kolˈɣ̞o]) and coloco ([koˈloko]) 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 51794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colgó is recorded at frequency rank #18,768, classified as averb, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞o]. coloco is at rank #33,026, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈloko].
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 51794, this pair ranks #95,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of colgó vs coloco
Shared letters: clo. Private to "colgó": gó. Private to "coloco": -.
"colgó" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "coloco" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coloco ← ccoloco · clooco · colcoo · colloco · colocco · colooc · coolco · ocloco
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "colgó" for "coloco" ever safe?
Which is more common, "colgó" or "coloco"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "colgó" and "coloco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "colgó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coloco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colgó" and "coloco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calco vs coloco". 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 #95,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.