Which to use
“cobra” and “cora” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,043
- “cobra” frequency rank
- #18,776
- “cora” frequency rank
- 24819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cobra | cora |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Antigua división territorial de la España musulmana. |
Where the eye mixes cobra and cora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cobra vs cora
A purely visual mix-up. cobra ([ˈkoβ̞ɾa]) and cora ([ˈkoɾa]) 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 24819, 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]. cora is at rank #18,776, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoɾa].
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 24819, this pair ranks #239,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cobra vs cora
Shared letters: acor. Private to "cobra": b. Private to "cora": -.
"cobra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cobra" for "cora" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cobra" vs "cora" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cobra" and "cora" 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 "cora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cobra" and "cora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cora". 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 #239,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.