Which to use
“cogen” and “cojan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,062
- “cogen” frequency rank
- #27,529
- “cojan” frequency rank
- 46591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cogen | cojan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de coger. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de coger. |
Where the eye mixes cogen and cojan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cogen and cojan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cogen and cojan
A purely visual mix-up. cogen ([ˈkoxẽn]) and cojan ([ˈkoxãn]) 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 46591, 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]. cojan is at rank #27,529, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkoxãn].
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 46591, this pair ranks #124,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cogen vs cojan
Shared letters: cno. Private to "cogen": eg. Private to "cojan": aj.
"cogen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cojan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cogen" and "cojan" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cogen" or "cojan"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cojan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cogen" and "cojan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cojan". 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 #124,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.