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

#32,562
“cobijo” frequency rank
#8,355
“conejo” frequency rank
40917
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cobijo conejo
Definition Lugar donde resguardarse de la intemperie, refugiarse, taparse o cubrirse. (familia Leporidae) Cualquiera de unas dos docenas de especies de pequeños mamíferos lagomorfos, de pelo tupido, orejas erguidas tan largas como la cabeza, un rabo muy corto, patas delanteras cortas y traseras muy largas, que le permiten desplazarse con brincos. Habita en madrigueras que cava en la tierra y es muy prolífico. Se lo cría como animal de compañía, y para aprovechar su carne, su cuero y su pelo.

Where the eye mixes cobijo and conejo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cobijo and conejo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
cobijo
6 ch
conejo

Look-alike desk: cobijo vs conejo

A purely visual mix-up. cobijo ([koˈβ̞ixo]) and conejo ([koˈnexo]) 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 40917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cobijo is recorded at frequency rank #32,562, classified as anoun, pronounced [koˈβ̞ixo]. conejo is at rank #8,355, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koˈnexo].

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 40917, this pair ranks #156,507 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cobijo vs conejo

Shared letters: cjo. Private to "cobijo": bi. Private to "conejo": en.

"cobijo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "conejo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cobijo ← cboijo · ccobijo · cobbijo · cobijjo · cobioj · cobjio · coibjo · covijo
  • conejo ← cconejo · cnoejo · coenjo · conejjo · coneoj · conjeo · connejo · ocnejo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cobijo" for "conejo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koˈβ̞ixo] versus [koˈnexo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cobijo" or "conejo"?
"conejo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,355 in our Spanish list, against #32,562 for "cobijo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cobijo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conejo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #156,507 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cobijo" and "conejo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cobijo vs corrijo". 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 #156,507 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