Similar words
escuela
colegio is more for private or primary schools; escuela is more general or public — both mean "school."
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
colégio
colégio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "school."
Portuguese
escola
escola is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "school."
Practice
1 What does colegio mean?
school
2 Fill the gap: Mi hijo va al ___.
Full sentence: Mi hijo va al colegio. (My son goes to school.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches colegio?
colegio: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.