coger

/[koˈxeɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,682

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

coger is aSpanishverb. It means: Aproximar las manos hacia algo para retenerlo. Pronounced [koˈxeɾ]. It ranks #3,682 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with cor and come.

Key facts for coger
PropertyValue
Headwordcoger
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[koˈxeɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,682
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of coger in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for coger is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koˈxeɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,682 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for coger, with forms such as "ccoger", "cgoer", and "coegr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cor", "come", "cole", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is coger, spelled C-O-G-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aproximar las manos hacia algo para retenerlo.
  2. 2
    Agarrar algo con intención de usarlo.
  3. 3
    Recibir.
  4. 4
    Alcanzar o atrapar a alguien.
  5. 5
    Descubrirle a alguien algo que trataba de ocultar.
  6. 6
    Capturar algo mediante una trampa.
  7. 7
    Pasar a tener cierta cosa por el procedimiento que sea.
  8. 8
    Contraer una enfermedad.
  9. 9
    Darle una cornada el toro a alguien en una corrida taurina o un encierro.
  10. 10
    Comprender algo.
  11. 11
    Mantener relaciones sexuales, hacer el coito.
  12. 12
    Vencer o derrotar a alguien de forma estrepitosa.
  13. 13
    Abarcar espacio.
  14. 14
    Alquilar u obtener algo mediante algún contrato.
  15. 15
    Caber.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccoger,cgoer,coegr,cogerr,cogger,cogre,ocger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for coger

Misspelling Variants of "coger"

ccoger6cgoer5coegr5cogerr6cogger6cogre5ocger5
Misspelling Variants of "coger"

Frequency rank: #3,682 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coger"?
"coger" is spelled C-O-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈxeɾ].
What does "coger" mean?
As a verb, "coger" means: Aproximar las manos hacia algo para retenerlo.
What words are commonly confused with "coger"?
"coger" is commonly confused with "cor", "come", "cole". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coger" is [koˈxeɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coger" come from?
"coger" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.