Which to use
“cobrado” and “cobramos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,409
- “cobrado” frequency rank
- #40,188
- “cobramos” frequency rank
- 53597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cobrado | cobramos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de cobrar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de cobrar. |
Where the eye mixes cobrado and cobramos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cobrado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against cobramos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cobrado with cobramos
A purely visual mix-up. cobrado ([koˈβ̞ɾað̞o]) and cobramos ([koˈβ̞ɾamos]) 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 53597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cobrado is recorded at frequency rank #13,409, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈβ̞ɾað̞o]. cobramos is at rank #40,188, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈβ̞ɾamos].
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 53597, this pair ranks #87,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cobrado vs cobramos
Shared letters: abcor. Private to "cobrado": d. Private to "cobramos": ms.
"cobrado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cobramos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cobrado" for "cobramos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cobrado" vs "cobramos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cobrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cobramos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cobrado" and "cobramos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cobramos vs copiamos". 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 #87,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.