Which to use
“cajón” and “cojín” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,762
- “cajón” frequency rank
- #34,502
- “cojín” frequency rank
- 43264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cajón | cojín |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pieza móvil de diversos muebles, cerrada por sus costados y abajo, abierta por arriba, usada para guardar diversos elementos ordenadamente. | Saco pequeño de material textil y relleno muelle, que se usa para apoyar con más comodidad alguna parte del cuerpo |
Where the eye mixes cajón and cojín
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cajón and cojín follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cajón and cojín
A purely visual mix-up. cajón ([kaˈxõn]) and cojín ([koˈxĩn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cajón is recorded at frequency rank #8,762, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈxõn]. cojín is at rank #34,502, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koˈxĩn].
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 43264, this pair ranks #143,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cajón vs cojín
Shared letters: cjn. Private to "cajón": aó. Private to "cojín": oí.
"cajón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cojín" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cajón" and "cojín" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cajón" or "cojín"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cajón" and "cojín" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cajón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cojín" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cajón" and "cojín" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cojín". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #143,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.