cofrevscornTell them apart

Which to use

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

#22,610
“cofre” frequency rank
#41,823
“corn” frequency rank
64433
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cofre corn
Definition Caja para guardar objetos de valor, construída en materiales resistentes y con un seguro o cerradura en la tapa. Por extensión otros contenedores similares. Cuerno.

Where the eye mixes cofre and corn

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
cofre
4 ch
corn

Visual trap between cofre and corn

A purely visual mix-up. cofre ([ˈkofɾe]) and corn ([ˈkorn]) 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 64433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cofre is recorded at frequency rank #22,610, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkofɾe]. corn is at rank #41,823, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkorn].

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 64433, this pair ranks #45,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cofre vs corn

Shared letters: cor. Private to "cofre": ef. Private to "corn": n.

"cofre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "corn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cofreccofre · cfore · cofer · coffre · cofrre · corfe · ocfre
  • cornccorn · conr · cornn · corrn · cron · ocrn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cofre" for "corn" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkofɾe] versus [ˈkorn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cofre" or "corn"?
"cofre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,610 in our Spanish list, against #41,823 for "corn". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "cofre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cofre" and "corn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corn vs count". 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 #45,613 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