Which to use
“caía” and “cogía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,373
- “caía” frequency rank
- #34,500
- “cogía” frequency rank
- 45873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caía | cogía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de caer o de caerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de coger. |
Where the eye mixes caía and cogía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caía runs 4 letters (CVVV) against cogía's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses caía with cogía
A purely visual mix-up. caía ([kaˈia]) and cogía ([koˈxia]) 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 45873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caía is recorded at frequency rank #11,373, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈia]. cogía is at rank #34,500, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈxia].
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 45873, this pair ranks #128,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caía vs cogía
Shared letters: ací. Private to "caía": -. Private to "cogía": go.
"caía" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "cogía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caía" for "cogía" ever safe?
Which is more common, "caía" or "cogía"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cogía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caía" and "cogía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogía vs coin". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #128,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.