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

#25,943
“cochera” frequency rank
#47,652
“cocheras” frequency rank
73595
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cochera cocheras
Definition Recinto destinado a proteger un vehículo automóvil mientras está aparcado. Forma del plural de cochera.

Where the eye mixes cochera and cocheras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cochera runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against cocheras's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
cochera
8 ch
cocheras

Look-alike desk: cochera vs cocheras

A purely visual mix-up. cochera ([koˈt͡ʃeɾa]) and cocheras ([koˈt͡ʃeɾas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “cochera” sits inside “cocheras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cochera is recorded at frequency rank #25,943, classified as anoun, pronounced [koˈt͡ʃeɾa]. cocheras is at rank #47,652, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koˈt͡ʃeɾas].

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 73595, this pair ranks #22,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cochera vs cocheras

Shared letters: acehor. Private to "cochera": -. Private to "cocheras": s.

"cochera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "cocheras" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cocheraccochera · ccohera · cocchera · cocehra · cochear · cocherra · cochhera · cochrea
  • cocherasccocheras · ccoheras · coccheras · cocehras · cochears · cocherass · cocherras · cochersa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cochera" for "cocheras" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koˈt͡ʃeɾa] versus [koˈt͡ʃeɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cochera" vs "cocheras" - which ranks higher?
"cochera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,943 in our Spanish list, against #47,652 for "cocheras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "cochera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cocheras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #22,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cochera" and "cocheras" 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 #22,995 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