Which to use
“caídos” is a noun and “cogidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,374
- “caídos” frequency rank
- #47,004
- “cogidos” frequency rank
- 58378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caídos | cogidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réditos ya devengados de alguna renta. | Forma del plural de cogido, participio de coger. |
Where the eye mixes caídos and cogidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. caídos runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against cogidos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: caídos vs cogidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caídos is [kaˈið̞os] while cogidos is [koˈxið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caídos is recorded at frequency rank #11,374, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈið̞os]. cogidos is at rank #47,004, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [koˈxið̞os].
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 58378, this pair ranks #66,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caídos vs cogidos
Shared letters: cdos. Private to "caídos": aí. Private to "cogidos": gi.
"caídos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "cogidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cogidos ← ccogidos · cgoidos · cogdios · coggidos · cogiddos · cogidoss · cogidso · cogiods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caídos" for "cogidos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "caídos" or "cogidos"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caídos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cogidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caídos" and "cogidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogidos vs cogimos". 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 #66,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.