Which to use
“cocido” and “cómodo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,564
- “cocido” frequency rank
- #4,696
- “cómodo” frequency rank
- 20260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocido | cómodo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cocinado, hervido en agua. | Dicho de una cosa: confortable, que brinda comodidad. |
Where the eye mixes cocido and cómodo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cocido vs cómodo
A purely visual mix-up. cocido ([koˈsið̞o]) and cómodo ([ˈkomoð̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20260, 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]. cómodo is at rank #4,696, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkomoð̞o].
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 20260, this pair ranks #260,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cocido vs cómodo
Shared letters: cdo. Private to "cocido": i. Private to "cómodo": mó.
"cocido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cómodo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cocido ← ccocido · ccoido · coccido · cocdio · cociddo · cociod · coicdo · occido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cocido" and "cómodo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cocido" or "cómodo"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cómodo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocido" and "cómodo" 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 #260,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.