Which to use
“caco” is a noun and “cojo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,790
- “caco” frequency rank
- #11,927
- “cojo” frequency rank
- 57717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caco | cojo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que tiene por costumbre u oficio el apropiarse de cosas que no le pertenecen. | Que camina con dificultad por la lesión o falta de una pierna o un pie. |
Where the eye mixes caco and cojo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: caco vs cojo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caco is [ˈkako] while cojo is [ˈkoxo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caco is recorded at frequency rank #45,790, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkako]. cojo is at rank #11,927, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkoxo].
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 57717, this pair ranks #69,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caco vs cojo
Shared letters: co. Private to "caco": a. Private to "cojo": j.
"caco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caco" and "cojo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cojo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caco" and "cojo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caco vs cuc". 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 #69,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.