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 eye mixes cocida and cogía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cocida runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cogía's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cocida vs cogía
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": gí.
"cocida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cogía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cocida ← ccocida · ccoida · coccida · cocdia · cociad · cocidda · coicda · cosida
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cocida" and "cogía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cocida" vs "cogía" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cogía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocida" and "cogía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogía vs coin". 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 #48,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.