Which to use
“cobren” and “corten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,286
- “cobren” frequency rank
- #20,626
- “corten” frequency rank
- 48912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cobren | corten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cobrar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cortar o de cortarse. |
Where the eye mixes cobren and corten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cobren and corten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cobren with corten
A purely visual mix-up. cobren ([ˈkoβ̞ɾẽn]) and corten ([ˈkoɾt̪ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cobren is recorded at frequency rank #28,286, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkoβ̞ɾẽn]. corten is at rank #20,626, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkoɾt̪ẽn].
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 48912, this pair ranks #111,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cobren vs corten
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "cobren": b. Private to "corten": t.
"cobren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "corten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cobren" and "corten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cobren" or "corten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cobren" and "corten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cobren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cobren" and "corten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cobren vs cofres". 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 #111,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.