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Which to use

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

#37,482
“cedieron” frequency rank
#30,388
“cogieron” frequency rank
67870
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cedieron cogieron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ceder. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de coger.

Where the eye mixes cedieron and cogieron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cedieron and cogieron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
cedieron
8 ch
cogieron

Visual trap between cedieron and cogieron

A purely visual mix-up. cedieron ([seˈð̞jeɾõn]) and cogieron ([koˈxjeɾõn]) 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 67870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cedieron is recorded at frequency rank #37,482, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈð̞jeɾõn]. cogieron is at rank #30,388, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈxjeɾõn].

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 67870, this pair ranks #35,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cedieron vs cogieron

Shared letters: ceinor. Private to "cedieron": d. Private to "cogieron": g.

"cedieron" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "cogieron" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cedieron ← ccedieron · cdeieron · ceddieron · cedeiron · cedieorn · cedierno · cedieronn · cedierron
  • cogieron ← ccogieron · cgoieron · cogeiron · coggieron · cogieorn · cogierno · cogieronn · cogierron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cedieron" for "cogieron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([seˈð̞jeɾõn] versus [koˈxjeɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cedieron" vs "cogieron" - which ranks higher?
"cogieron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,388 in our Spanish list, against #37,482 for "cedieron". 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 "cedieron" and "cogieron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cedieron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cogieron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #35,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cedieron" and "cogieron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogieron vs copiaron". 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 #35,995 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