Which to use
“cocido” is an adjective and “comió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,564
- “cocido” frequency rank
- #10,810
- “comió” frequency rank
- 26374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocido | comió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cocinado, hervido en agua. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse. |
Where the eye mixes cocido and comió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cocido with comió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cocido is [koˈsið̞o] while comió is [koˈmjo]. 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 26374, 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]. comió is at rank #10,810, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmjo].
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 26374, this pair ranks #231,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cocido vs comió
Shared letters: cio. Private to "cocido": d. Private to "comió": mó.
"cocido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "comió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cocido ← ccocido · ccoido · coccido · cocdio · cociddo · cociod · coicdo · occido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cocido" and "comió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cocido" or "comió"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocido" and "comió" 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 #231,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.