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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "casen" for "cogen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "casen" vs "cogen" - which ranks higher?
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 "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.