Which to use
“chacho” and “cohecho” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,708
- “chacho” frequency rank
- #35,418
- “cohecho” frequency rank
- 76126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chacho | cohecho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Muchacho. | Delito que comete un funcionario público que se aprovecha de su cargo para obrar de una determinada manera, en favor de sí mismo o de un tercero, a cambio de prestaciones económicas, así como aquel que recibe el favor. |
Where the eye mixes chacho and cohecho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chacho runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against cohecho's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: chacho vs cohecho
A purely visual mix-up. chacho ([ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃo]) and cohecho ([koˈet͡ʃo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chacho is recorded at frequency rank #40,708, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃo]. cohecho is at rank #35,418, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koˈet͡ʃo].
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 76126, this pair ranks #18,293 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chacho vs cohecho
Shared letters: cho. Private to "chacho": a. Private to "cohecho": e.
"chacho" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "cohecho" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chacho" and "cohecho" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "chacho" or "cohecho"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "chacho" and "cohecho" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chacho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cohecho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,293 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chacho" and "cohecho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chacho vs Chasco". 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 #18,293 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.