cocidasvscocidoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cocidas is a participle, cocido is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cocidas” is a participle and “cocido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,189
“cocidas” frequency rank
#15,564
“cocido” frequency rank
55753
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cocidas cocido
Definition Forma del femenino plural de cocido, participio de cocer. Cocinado, hervido en agua.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cocidas and cocido apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
cocidas
6 ch
cocido

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cocidas is [koˈsið̞as] while cocido is [koˈsið̞o]. 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 (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cocidas is recorded at frequency rank #40,189, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [koˈsið̞as]. cocido is at rank #15,564, tagged as anadj, pronounced [koˈsið̞o].

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 55753, this pair ranks #77,509 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cocidas vs cocido

Shared letters: cdio. Private to "cocidas": as. Private to "cocido": -.

"cocidas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "cocido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cocidasccocidas · ccoidas · coccidas · cocdias · cociads · cocidass · cociddas · cocidsa
  • cocidoccocido · ccoido · coccido · cocdio · cociddo · cociod · coicdo · occido

Frequency comparison

cocidas#40,189
cocido#15,564

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cocidas" and "cocido" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cocidas" is a participle and "cocido" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cocidas" or "cocido"?
"cocido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,564 in our Spanish list, against #40,189 for "cocidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cocidas vs cocido

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “cocidas”; for an adjective, it's “cocido”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cocidas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list