casenvscogenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,692
“casen” frequency rank
#19,062
“cogen” frequency rank
50754
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature casen cogen
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de casar o de casarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de coger.

Where the eye mixes casen and cogen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
casen
5 ch
cogen

Visual trap between casen and cogen

A purely visual mix-up. casen ([ˈkasẽn]) and cogen ([ˈkoxẽn]) 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 50754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

casen is recorded at frequency rank #31,692, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkasẽn]. cogen is at rank #19,062, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkoxẽn].

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 50754, this pair ranks #101,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of casen vs cogen

Shared letters: cen. Private to "casen": as. Private to "cogen": go.

"casen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "cogen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • casenacsen · cacen · caesn · casenn · cassen · ccasen · csaen
  • cogenccogen · cgoen · coegn · cogenn · coggen · cogne · ocgen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "casen" for "cogen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkasẽn] versus [ˈkoxẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "casen" vs "cogen" - which ranks higher?
"cogen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,062 in our Spanish list, against #31,692 for "casen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "casen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #101,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "casen" and "cogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calmen vs casen". 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 #101,520 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