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“cobros” and “corps” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,686
“cobros” frequency rank
#32,584
“corps” frequency rank
61270
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cobros corps
Definition Forma del plural de cobro. Cuerpo.

Where the eye mixes cobros and corps

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cobros runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against corps's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
cobros
5 ch
corps

Look-alike desk: cobros vs corps

A purely visual mix-up. cobros ([ˈkoβ̞ɾos]) and corps (/ˈkɔʁ/) 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 61270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cobros is recorded at frequency rank #28,686, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoβ̞ɾos]. corps is at rank #32,584, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔʁ/.

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 61270, this pair ranks #56,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cobros vs corps

Shared letters: cors. Private to "cobros": b. Private to "corps": p.

"cobros" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "corps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cobros ← cboros · ccobros · cobbros · cobors · cobross · cobrros · cobrso · corbos
  • corps ← ccorps · coprs · corpps · corpss · corrps · corsp · crops · ocrps

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cobros" and "corps" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkoβ̞ɾos] versus /ˈkɔʁ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cobros" vs "corps" - which ranks higher?
"cobros" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,686 in our Spanish list, against #32,584 for "corps". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "cobros" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cobros" and "corps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cojas vs corps". 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 #56,047 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