Which to use
“cocino” and “comido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,910
- “cocino” frequency rank
- #7,524
- “comido” frequency rank
- 35434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocino | comido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cocinar. | Participio de comer. |
Where the eye mixes cocino and comido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cocino and comido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cocino with comido
A purely visual mix-up. cocino ([koˈsino]) and comido ([koˈmið̞o]) 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 35434, 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]. comido is at rank #7,524, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmið̞o].
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 35434, this pair ranks #186,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cocino vs comido
Shared letters: cio. Private to "cocino": n. Private to "comido": dm.
"cocino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "comido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cocino" and "comido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cocino" or "comido"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cocino" and "comido" 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 "comido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocino" and "comido" 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 #186,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.