cocinovscosidoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#27,910
“cocino” frequency rank
#44,668
“cosido” frequency rank
72578
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cocino cosido
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cocinar. Participio de coser o de coserse.

Where the eye mixes cocino and cosido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
cocino
6 ch
cosido

Visual trap between cocino and cosido

A purely visual mix-up. cocino ([koˈsino]) and cosido ([koˈsið̞o]) 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 72578, 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]. cosido is at rank #44,668, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈsið̞o].

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 72578, this pair ranks #25,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cocino vs cosido

Shared letters: cio. Private to "cocino": n. Private to "cosido": ds.

"cocino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "cosido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cocinoccocino · ccoino · coccino · cocinno · cocion · cocnio · coicno · cosino
  • cosidoccosido · coisdo · cosdio · cosiddo · cosiod · cossido · csoido · ocsido

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cocino" for "cosido" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koˈsino] versus [koˈsið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cocino" or "cosido"?
"cocino" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,910 in our Spanish list, against #44,668 for "cosido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cocino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cosido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cocino" and "cosido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogidos vs cosido". 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 #25,061 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