Which to use
“cuelgan” and “cuentan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,634
- “cuelgan” frequency rank
- #2,492
- “cuentan” frequency rank
- 23126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuelgan | cuentan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 indicativo de contar. |
Where the eye mixes cuelgan and cuentan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cuelgan and cuentan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cuelgan and cuentan
A purely visual mix-up. cuelgan ([ˈkwelɣ̞ãn]) and cuentan ([ˈkwẽn̪t̪ãn]) 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 23126, 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]. cuentan is at rank #2,492, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkwẽn̪t̪ãn].
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 23126, this pair ranks #247,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cuelgan vs cuentan
Shared letters: acenu. Private to "cuelgan": gl. Private to "cuentan": t.
"cuelgan" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "cuentan" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cuelgan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuentan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuelgan" and "cuentan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuelgan 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 #247,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.