cocidavscogíaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cocida is a adjective, cogía is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cocida” is an adjective and “cogía” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,110
“cocida” frequency rank
#34,500
“cogía” frequency rank
63610
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cocida cogía
Definition Dicho de la carne: cocida hasta haberle quitado todo el jugo. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de coger.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cocida and cogía apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
cocida
5 ch
cogía

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cocida is [koˈsið̞a] while cogía is [koˈxia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cocida is recorded at frequency rank #29,110, classified as anadj, pronounced [koˈsið̞a]. cogía is at rank #34,500, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈxia].

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 63610, this pair ranks #48,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cocida vs cogía

Shared letters: aco. Private to "cocida": di. Private to "cogía": .

"cocida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "cogía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cocidaccocida · ccoida · coccida · cocdia · cociad · cocidda · coicda · cosida

Frequency comparison

cocida#29,110
cogía#34,500

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cocida" and "cogía" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cocida" is an adjective and "cogía" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cocida" or "cogía"?
"cocida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,110 in our Spanish list, against #34,500 for "cogía". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cocida vs cogía

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “cocida”; for a verb, it's “cogía”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cocida” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list