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Which to use

“caemos” and “cogemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,328
“caemos” frequency rank
#31,703
“cogemos” frequency rank
55031
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caemos cogemos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de caer o de caerse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de coger.

Where the eye mixes caemos and cogemos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
caemos
7 ch
cogemos

Why the eye confuses caemos with cogemos

A purely visual mix-up. caemos ([kaˈemos]) and cogemos ([koˈxemos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caemos is recorded at frequency rank #23,328, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈemos]. cogemos is at rank #31,703, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈxemos].

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 55031, this pair ranks #80,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of caemos vs cogemos

Shared letters: cemos. Private to "caemos": a. Private to "cogemos": g.

"caemos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "cogemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caemosacemos · caemmos · caemoss · caemso · caeoms · cameos · ccaemos
  • cogemosccogemos · cgoemos · coegmos · cogemmos · cogemoss · cogemso · cogeoms · coggemos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "caemos" for "cogemos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈemos] versus [koˈxemos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "caemos" or "cogemos"?
"caemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,328 in our Spanish list, against #31,703 for "cogemos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "caemos" and "cogemos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "caemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cogemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #80,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caemos" and "cogemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogemos vs contemos". 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 #80,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list