Which to use
“cocida” is an adjective and “comidas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,110
- “cocida” frequency rank
- #5,810
- “comidas” frequency rank
- 34920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocida | comidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de la carne: cocida hasta haberle quitado todo el jugo. | Forma del femenino plural de comido, participio de comer. |
Where the eye mixes cocida and comidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cocida with comidas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cocida is [koˈsið̞a] while comidas is [koˈmið̞as]. 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 participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34920, 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]. comidas is at rank #5,810, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [koˈmið̞as].
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 34920, this pair ranks #188,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cocida vs comidas
Shared letters: acdio. Private to "cocida": -. Private to "comidas": ms.
"cocida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "comidas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cocida" and "comidas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cocida" or "comidas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cocida" and "comidas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocida" and "comidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocida vs copita". 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 #188,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.