Which to use
“cocido” and “crecido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,564
- “cocido” frequency rank
- #6,165
- “crecido” frequency rank
- 21729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocido | crecido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cocinado, hervido en agua. | Que ha experimentado un crecimiento. |
Where the eye mixes cocido and crecido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cocido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against crecido's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cocido with crecido
A purely visual mix-up. cocido ([koˈsið̞o]) and crecido ([kɾeˈsið̞o]) 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 21729, 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]. crecido is at rank #6,165, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɾeˈsið̞o].
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 21729, this pair ranks #253,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cocido vs crecido
Shared letters: cdio. Private to "cocido": -. Private to "crecido": er.
"cocido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "crecido" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cocido" for "crecido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cocido" vs "crecido" - which ranks higher?
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 "crecido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocido" and "crecido" 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 #253,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.