Which to use
“cocer” is a verb and “cochero” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,266
- “cocer” frequency rank
- #47,003
- “cochero” frequency rank
- 78269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocer | cochero |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cocinar sumergiendo los alimentos en agua muy caliente o hirviendo. | Que pertenece o concierne a los coches |
Where the eye mixes cocer and cochero
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cocer runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against cochero's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cocer vs cochero
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cocer is [koˈseɾ] while cochero is [koˈt͡ʃeɾo]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cocer is recorded at frequency rank #31,266, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈseɾ]. cochero is at rank #47,003, tagged as anadj, pronounced [koˈt͡ʃeɾo].
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 78269, this pair ranks #14,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cocer vs cochero
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "cocer": -. Private to "cochero": h.
"cocer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cochero" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cocer" for "cochero" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cocer" or "cochero" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cocer" and "cochero" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cochero" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocer" and "cochero" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocheras vs cochero". 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 #14,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.