# cogent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkəʊd͡ʒn̩t/ · frequency rank #41,053

## Definitions
1. Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence.
2. Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning.
3. Forcefully persuasive; relevant, pertinent.

## Etymology
From French cogent, from Latin cōgēns, present active participle of cōgō (“drive together, compel”), from cō + agō (“drive”).

## Easily confused with
- **cont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cogent-vs-cont)
- **count** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cogent-vs-count)
- **Cohen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cogent-vs-cohen)
- **comet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cogent-vs-comet)
- **coven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cogent-vs-coven)
- **covet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cogent-vs-covet)
- **covert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cogent-vs-covert)
- **covent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cogent-vs-covent)
- **content** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cogent-vs-content)
- **comment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cogent-vs-comment)
- **consent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cogent-vs-consent)
- **convent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cogent-vs-convent)
- **cent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cent-vs-cogent)
- **client** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/client-vs-cogent)
- **cement** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cement-vs-cogent)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccogent`, `cgoent`, `coegnt`, `cogennt`, `cogentt`, `cogetn`, `coggent`, `cognet`, `ocgent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cogent