Which to use
“cocer” and “coser” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,266
- “cocer” frequency rank
- #17,653
- “coser” frequency rank
- 48919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocer | coser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cocinar sumergiendo los alimentos en agua muy caliente o hirviendo. | Usar hilo para juntar pedazos de tela, cuero u otro material flexible. |
Same sound, different letters: cocer vs coser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: cocer vs coser
This is the hard kind. cocer and coser are pronounced identically ([koˈseɾ]) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - c in “cocer” becomes s in “coser”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48919, 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]. coser is at rank #17,653, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈseɾ].
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 48919, this pair ranks #111,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cocer vs coser
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "cocer": -. Private to "coser": s.
"cocer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "coser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cocer" and "coser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cocer" or "coser" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "cocer" / "coser". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocer" and "coser" 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 #111,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.