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

#9,958
“codo” frequency rank
#30,814
“coito” frequency rank
40772
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature codo coito
Definition Parte externa de la articulación entre el brazo y el antebrazo. Acto sexual, biológicamente funcional a la reproducción de los animales vertebrados, en que entran en contacto los genitales de los participantes.

Where the eye mixes codo and coito

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. codo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against coito's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
codo
5 ch
coito

Look-alike desk: codo vs coito

A purely visual mix-up. codo ([ˈkoð̞o]) and coito ([ˈkojt̪o]) 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 40772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

codo is recorded at frequency rank #9,958, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoð̞o]. coito is at rank #30,814, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkojt̪o].

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 40772, this pair ranks #157,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of codo vs coito

Shared letters: co. Private to "codo": d. Private to "coito": it.

"codo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "coito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • codoccodo · cdoo · coddo · cood · ocdo
  • coitoccoito · cioto · coiot · coitto · cotio

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "codo" and "coito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkoð̞o] versus [ˈkojt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "codo" vs "coito" - which ranks higher?
"codo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,958 in our Spanish list, against #30,814 for "coito". 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 "codo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "coito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #157,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "codo" and "coito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs coito". 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 #157,303 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