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

#35,408
“cedidos” frequency rank
#47,004
“cogidos” frequency rank
82412
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cedidos cogidos
Definition Forma del plural de cedido, participio de ceder. Forma del plural de cogido, participio de coger.

Where the eye mixes cedidos and cogidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
cedidos
7 ch
cogidos

Look-alike desk: cedidos vs cogidos

A purely visual mix-up. cedidos ([seˈð̞ið̞os]) and cogidos ([koˈxið̞os]) 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 82412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cedidos is recorded at frequency rank #35,408, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [seˈð̞ið̞os]. cogidos is at rank #47,004, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [koˈxið̞os].

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 82412, this pair ranks #9,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cedidos vs cogidos

Shared letters: cdios. Private to "cedidos": e. Private to "cogidos": g.

"cedidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "cogidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cedidosccedidos · cdeidos · ceddidos · ceddios · cediddos · cedidoss · cedidso · cediods
  • cogidosccogidos · cgoidos · cogdios · coggidos · cogiddos · cogidoss · cogidso · cogiods

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cedidos" for "cogidos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([seˈð̞ið̞os] versus [koˈxið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cedidos" or "cogidos" show up more?
"cedidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,408 in our Spanish list, against #47,004 for "cogidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "cedidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cogidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #9,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cedidos" and "cogidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogidos vs cogimos". 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 #9,279 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