Which to use
“cocer” and “cojer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,266
- “cocer” frequency rank
- #21,256
- “cojer” frequency rank
- 52522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocer | cojer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cocinar sumergiendo los alimentos en agua muy caliente o hirviendo. | Grafía obsoleta o no estándar de coger. |
Where the eye mixes cocer and cojer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cocer with cojer
A purely visual mix-up. cocer ([koˈseɾ]) and cojer ([koˈxeɾ]) 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 a single letter - c in “cocer” becomes j in “cojer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52522, 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]. cojer is at rank #21,256, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈxeɾ].
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 52522, this pair ranks #92,283 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cocer vs cojer
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "cocer": -. Private to "cojer": j.
"cocer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cojer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cocer" and "cojer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cocer" vs "cojer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cojer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,283 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocer" and "cojer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocer vs codex". 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 #92,283 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.