Which to use
“cocinaba” and “cocinan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,420
- “cocinaba” frequency rank
- #29,978
- “cocinan” frequency rank
- 76398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocinaba | cocinan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cocinar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cocinar. |
Where the eye mixes cocinaba and cocinan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cocinaba runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against cocinan's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cocinaba with cocinan
A purely visual mix-up. cocinaba ([kosiˈnaβ̞a]) and cocinan ([koˈsinãn]) 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 76398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cocinaba is recorded at frequency rank #46,420, classified as averb, pronounced [kosiˈnaβ̞a]. cocinan is at rank #29,978, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈsinãn].
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 76398, this pair ranks #17,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cocinaba vs cocinan
Shared letters: acino. Private to "cocinaba": b. Private to "cocinan": -.
"cocinaba" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "cocinan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cocinaba" for "cocinan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cocinaba" vs "cocinan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocinaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cocinan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocinaba" and "cocinan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocinaba vs cocinado". 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 #17,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.