Which to use
“cejas” is a noun and “cojas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,187
- “cejas” frequency rank
- #47,005
- “cojas” frequency rank
- 58192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cejas | cojas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de ceja. | Forma del femenino plural de cojo. |
Where the eye mixes cejas and cojas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cejas with cojas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cejas is [ˈsexas] while cojas is [ˈkoxas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “cejas” becomes o in “cojas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cejas is recorded at frequency rank #11,187, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsexas]. cojas is at rank #47,005, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkoxas].
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 58192, this pair ranks #67,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cejas vs cojas
Shared letters: acjs. Private to "cejas": e. Private to "cojas": o.
"cejas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cojas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cejas" and "cojas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cejas" or "cojas" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "cejas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cojas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cejas" and "cojas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cojas vs Cova". 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 #67,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.