Which to use
“cuelgan” and “cuelguen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,634
- “cuelgan” frequency rank
- #45,239
- “cuelguen” frequency rank
- 65873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuelgan | cuelguen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de colgar o de colgarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de colgar o de colgarse. |
Where the eye mixes cuelgan and cuelguen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cuelgan runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against cuelguen's 8 (CVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cuelgan with cuelguen
A purely visual mix-up. cuelgan ([ˈkwelɣ̞ãn]) and cuelguen ([ˈkwelɣ̞ẽn]) 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 65873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuelgan is recorded at frequency rank #20,634, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkwelɣ̞ãn]. cuelguen is at rank #45,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkwelɣ̞ẽn].
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 65873, this pair ranks #41,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cuelgan vs cuelguen
Shared letters: ceglnu. Private to "cuelgan": a. Private to "cuelguen": -.
"cuelgan" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "cuelguen" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cuelgan" and "cuelguen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cuelgan" or "cuelguen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cuelgan" and "cuelguen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuelgan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuelguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuelgan" and "cuelguen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuelgue vs cuelguen". 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 #41,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.