Which to use
“Cobo” and “Cobos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,947
- “Cobo” frequency rank
- #29,109
- “Cobos” frequency rank
- 64056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cobo | Cobos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes Cobo and Cobos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Cobo vs Cobos
A purely visual mix-up. Cobo ([ˈkoβ̞o]) and Cobos ([ˈkoβ̞os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Cobo” sits inside “Cobos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Cobo is recorded at frequency rank #34,947, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈkoβ̞o]. Cobos is at rank #29,109, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈkoβ̞os].
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 64056, this pair ranks #46,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Cobo vs Cobos
Shared letters: bco. Private to "Cobo": -. Private to "Cobos": s.
"Cobo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Cobos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Cobo" and "Cobos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Cobo" or "Cobos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Cobo" and "Cobos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Cobo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cobos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cobo" and "Cobos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cobo vs coin". 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 #46,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.