Which to use
“cobra” and “cobros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,043
- “cobra” frequency rank
- #28,686
- “cobros” frequency rank
- 34729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cobra | cobros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre común de un grupo de serpientes venenosas de la familia de los elápidos (Elapidae), conocidas por su aspecto amenazante y su mordedura. En general, se alimentan de roedores y aves a las que matan inyectándoles una neurotoxina a través de los colmillos. | Forma del plural de cobro. |
Where the eye mixes cobra and cobros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cobra runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against cobros's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cobra and cobros
A purely visual mix-up. cobra ([ˈkoβ̞ɾa]) and cobros ([ˈkoβ̞ɾos]) 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 34729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cobra is recorded at frequency rank #6,043, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoβ̞ɾa]. cobros is at rank #28,686, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoβ̞ɾos].
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 34729, this pair ranks #189,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cobra vs cobros
Shared letters: bcor. Private to "cobra": a. Private to "cobros": s.
"cobra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cobros" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cobra" for "cobros" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cobra" vs "cobros" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cobra" and "cobros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cobra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cobros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cobra" and "cobros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cedros vs cobros". 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 #189,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.