Which to use
“coge” and “cogía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,626
- “coge” frequency rank
- #34,500
- “cogía” frequency rank
- 43126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coge | cogía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de coger. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de coger. |
Where the eye mixes coge and cogía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. coge runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cogía's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: coge vs cogía
A purely visual mix-up. coge ([ˈkoxe]) and cogía ([koˈxia]) 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 43126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coge is recorded at frequency rank #8,626, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkoxe]. cogía is at rank #34,500, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈxia].
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 43126, this pair ranks #144,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coge vs cogía
Shared letters: cgo. Private to "coge": e. Private to "cogía": aí.
"coge" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cogía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coge ← ccoge · cgoe · coeg · cogge · ocge
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coge" for "cogía" ever safe?
Which is more common, "coge" or "cogía"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "coge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cogía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coge" and "cogía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogía 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 #144,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.