Which to use
“casado” is an adjective and “cosido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,385
- “casado” frequency rank
- #44,668
- “cosido” frequency rank
- 48053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casado | cosido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dice de la persona que ha contraído matrimonio. | Participio de coser o de coserse. |
Where the eye mixes casado and cosido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: casado vs cosido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: casado is [kaˈsað̞o] while cosido is [koˈsið̞o]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casado is recorded at frequency rank #3,385, classified as anadj, pronounced [kaˈsað̞o]. cosido is at rank #44,668, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈsið̞o].
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 48053, this pair ranks #116,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casado vs cosido
Shared letters: cdos. Private to "casado": a. Private to "cosido": i.
"casado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cosido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "casado" for "cosido" ever safe?
Which is more common, "casado" or "cosido"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "casado" and "cosido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "casado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cosido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casado" and "cosido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogidos vs cosido". 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 #116,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.