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“cocino” and “cogido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,910
“cocino” frequency rank
#11,002
“cogido” frequency rank
38912
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cocino cogido
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cocinar. Participio de coger.

Where the eye mixes cocino and cogido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cocino and cogido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
cocino
6 ch
cogido

Visual trap between cocino and cogido

A purely visual mix-up. cocino ([koˈsino]) and cogido ([koˈxið̞o]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cocino is recorded at frequency rank #27,910, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈsino]. cogido is at rank #11,002, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈxið̞o].

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 38912, this pair ranks #167,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cocino vs cogido

Shared letters: cio. Private to "cocino": n. Private to "cogido": dg.

"cocino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "cogido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cocinoccocino · ccoino · coccino · cocinno · cocion · cocnio · coicno · cosino
  • cogidoccogido · cgoido · cogdio · coggido · cogiddo · cogiod · coigdo · ocgido

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cocino" and "cogido" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([koˈsino] versus [koˈxið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cocino" vs "cogido" - which ranks higher?
"cogido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,002 in our Spanish list, against #27,910 for "cocino". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "cocino" and "cogido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cocino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cogido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #167,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cocino" and "cogido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocino vs coin". 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 #167,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list