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Which to use

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

#35,406
“cazo” frequency rank
#9,958
“codo” frequency rank
45364
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cazo codo
Definition Recipiente profundo y poco ancho, con mango largo y a veces pico, usado para calentar o cocer. Parte externa de la articulación entre el brazo y el antebrazo.

Where the eye mixes cazo and codo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
cazo
4 ch
codo

Visual trap between cazo and codo

A purely visual mix-up. cazo ([ˈkaso]) and codo ([ˈkoð̞o]) 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 45364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cazo is recorded at frequency rank #35,406, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaso]. codo is at rank #9,958, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoð̞o].

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 45364, this pair ranks #131,855 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cazo vs codo

Shared letters: co. Private to "cazo": az. Private to "codo": d.

"cazo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "codo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cazoaczo · caoz · cazzo · ccazo · czao
  • codoccodo · cdoo · coddo · cood · ocdo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cazo" and "codo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkaso] versus [ˈkoð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cazo" or "codo"?
"codo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,958 in our Spanish list, against #35,406 for "cazo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "cazo" and "codo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cazo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "codo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #131,855 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cazo" and "codo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cazo vs codazo". 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 #131,855 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