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“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.

5 ch
cogen
5 ch
cojan

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

  • cogen ← ccogen · cgoen · coegn · cogenn · coggen · cogne · ocgen
  • cojan ← ccojan · cjoan · coajn · cojann · cojjan · cojna · ocjan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cogen" and "cojan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkoxẽn] versus [ˈkoxãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cogen" or "cojan"?
"cogen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,062 in our Spanish list, against #27,529 for "cojan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list