cocidasvscomidasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,189
“cocidas” frequency rank
#5,810
“comidas” frequency rank
45999
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cocidas comidas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de cocido, participio de cocer. Forma del femenino plural de comido, participio de comer.

Where the eye mixes cocidas and comidas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
cocidas
7 ch
comidas

Visual trap between cocidas and comidas

A purely visual mix-up. cocidas ([koˈsið̞as]) and comidas ([koˈmið̞as]) 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 a single letter - c in “cocidas” becomes m in “comidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45999, 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]. 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 45999, this pair ranks #128,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cocidas vs comidas

Shared letters: acdios. Private to "cocidas": -. Private to "comidas": m.

"cocidas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "comidas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cocidasccocidas · ccoidas · coccidas · cocdias · cociads · cocidass · cociddas · cocidsa
  • comidasccomidas · cmoidas · coimdas · comdias · comiads · comidass · comiddas · comidsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cocidas" and "comidas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([koˈsið̞as] versus [koˈmið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cocidas" or "comidas"?
"comidas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,810 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.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cocidas" 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 #128,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cocidas" and "comidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocidas vs cogidos". 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 #128,261 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