Which to use
“cocidas” and “crecidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,189
- “cocidas” frequency rank
- #38,029
- “crecidas” frequency rank
- 78218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocidas | crecidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cocido, participio de cocer. | Forma del femenino plural de crecido, participio de crecer. |
Where the eye mixes cocidas and crecidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cocidas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against crecidas's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cocidas with crecidas
A purely visual mix-up. cocidas ([koˈsið̞as]) and crecidas ([kɾeˈsið̞as]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78218, 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]. crecidas is at rank #38,029, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kɾeˈsið̞as].
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 78218, this pair ranks #14,790 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cocidas vs crecidas
Shared letters: acdis. Private to "cocidas": o. Private to "crecidas": er.
"cocidas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "crecidas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cocidas" for "crecidas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cocidas" or "crecidas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cocidas" and "crecidas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crecidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,790 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocidas" and "crecidas" 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 #14,790 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.