cobranvscoraWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cobran is a verb, cora is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cobran” is a verb and “cora” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,234
“cobran” frequency rank
#18,776
“cora” frequency rank
27010
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cobran cora
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cobrar. Antigua división territorial de la España musulmana.

Where the eye mixes cobran and cora

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
cobran
4 ch
cora

Visual trap between cobran and cora

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cobran is [ˈkoβ̞ɾãn] while cora is [ˈkoɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cobran is recorded at frequency rank #8,234, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkoβ̞ɾãn]. 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 27010, this pair ranks #228,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cobran vs cora

Shared letters: acor. Private to "cobran": bn. Private to "cora": -.

"cobran" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "cora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cobrancboran · ccobran · cobarn · cobbran · cobrann · cobrna · cobrran · corban
  • coraccora · coar · croa · ocra

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cobran" and "cora" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cobran" is a verb and "cora" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cobran" or "cora" show up more?
"cobran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,234 in our Spanish list, against #18,776 for "cora". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "cobran" and "cora" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cobran" 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 #228,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cobran" 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 #228,870 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