Which to use
“cos” is a noun and “cozy” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,553
- “cos” frequency rank
- #12,217
- “cozy” frequency rank
- 18770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cos | cozy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce. | Alternative spelling of cosy. |
Letter map: cos vs cozy
Shared letters muted; letters that set cos and cozy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cos is anoun and cozyanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cos is recorded at frequency rank #6,553, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɑs/. cozy is at rank #12,217, tagged as anadj.
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 18770, this pair ranks #442,647 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cos vs cozy
Shared letters: co. Private to "cos": s. Private to "cozy": yz.
"cos" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "cozy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cozy ← ccozy · coyz · cozyy · cozzy · czoy · oczy
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cos" and "cozy" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cos" or "cozy"?
What to do next
You've compared "cos" and "cozy". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cozy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #442,647 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cos" and "cozy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cozy vs cuny". 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
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