Which to use
“cocido” is an adjective and “cogió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,564
- “cocido” frequency rank
- #12,334
- “cogió” frequency rank
- 27898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocido | cogió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cocinado, hervido en agua. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de coger. |
Where the eye mixes cocido and cogió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cocido and cogió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cocido is [koˈsið̞o] while cogió is [koˈxjo]. 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 27898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cocido is recorded at frequency rank #15,564, classified as anadj, pronounced [koˈsið̞o]. cogió is at rank #12,334, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈxjo].
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 27898, this pair ranks #224,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cocido vs cogió
Shared letters: cio. Private to "cocido": d. Private to "cogió": gó.
"cocido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cogió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cocido ← ccocido · ccoido · coccido · cocdio · cociddo · cociod · coicdo · occido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cocido" and "cogió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cocido" vs "cogió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cocido" and "cogió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cogió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocido" and "cogió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocido 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 #224,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.