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

#19,062
“cogen” frequency rank
#22,612
“cogí” frequency rank
41674
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cogen cogí
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de coger. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de coger.

Where the eye mixes cogen and cogí

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

5 ch
cogen
4 ch
cogí

Visual trap between cogen and cogí

A purely visual mix-up. cogen ([ˈkoxẽn]) and cogí ([koˈxi]) 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 41674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cogen is recorded at frequency rank #19,062, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkoxẽn]. cogí is at rank #22,612, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈxi].

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 41674, this pair ranks #152,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cogen vs cogí

Shared letters: cgo. Private to "cogen": en. Private to "cogí": í.

"cogen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "cogí" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cogenccogen · cgoen · coegn · cogenn · coggen · cogne · ocgen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cogen" for "cogí" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkoxẽn] versus [koˈxi]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cogen" vs "cogí" - which ranks higher?
"cogen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,062 in our Spanish list, against #22,612 for "cogí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "cogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cogí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #152,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cogen" and "cogí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogí 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 #152,354 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