colguévsconqueWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: colgué is a verb, conque is a conjunction, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“colgué” is a verb and “conque” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,136
“colgué” frequency rank
#21,272
“conque” frequency rank
53408
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature colgué conque
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de colgar o de colgarse. Úsase para introducir una oración que expresa la conclusión o consecuencia de lo antedicho.

Where the eye mixes colgué and conque

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
colgué
6 ch
conque

Look-alike desk: colgué vs conque

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: colgué is [kolˈɣ̞e] while conque is [ˈkõŋke]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs conjunction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

colgué is recorded at frequency rank #32,136, classified as averb, pronounced [kolˈɣ̞e]. conque is at rank #21,272, tagged as aconj, pronounced [ˈkõŋke].

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 53408, this pair ranks #88,014 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of colgué vs conque

Shared letters: cou. Private to "colgué": glé. Private to "conque": enq.

"colgué" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "conque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conquecconque · cnoque · connque · conqeu · conqque · conuqe · coqnue · ocnque

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "colgué" and "conque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "colgué" is a verb and "conque" a conjunction, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "colgué" or "conque"?
"conque" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,272 in our Spanish list, against #32,136 for "colgué". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "colgué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #88,014 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "colgué" and "conque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colgué vs coloqué". 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 #88,014 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list