Which to use
“cuelgue” and “cuelguen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,677
- “cuelgue” frequency rank
- #45,239
- “cuelguen” frequency rank
- 84916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuelgue | cuelguen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo 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 cuelgue and cuelguen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cuelgue runs 7 letters (CVVCCVV) 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 cuelgue with cuelguen
A purely visual mix-up. cuelgue ([ˈkwelɣ̞e]) 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 extra letter(s) - “cuelgue” sits inside “cuelguen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuelgue is recorded at frequency rank #39,677, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkwelɣ̞e]. 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 84916, this pair ranks #6,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cuelgue vs cuelguen
Shared letters: ceglu. Private to "cuelgue": -. Private to "cuelguen": n.
"cuelgue" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "cuelguen" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cuelgue" for "cuelguen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cuelgue" or "cuelguen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cuelgue" and "cuelguen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuelgue" 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 #6,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuelgue" and "cuelguen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuelgo vs cuelgue". 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 #6,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.