Which to use
“coger” and “cogía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,682
- “coger” frequency rank
- #34,500
- “cogía” frequency rank
- 38182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coger | cogía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aproximar las manos hacia algo para retenerlo. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de coger. |
Where the eye mixes coger and cogía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. coger (CVCVC) and cogía (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between coger and cogía
A purely visual mix-up. coger ([koˈxeɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coger is recorded at frequency rank #3,682, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈxeɾ]. 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 38182, this pair ranks #171,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coger vs cogía
Shared letters: cgo. Private to "coger": er. Private to "cogía": aí.
"coger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cogía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coger ← ccoger · cgoer · coegr · cogerr · cogger · cogre · ocger
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coger" for "cogía" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "coger" or "cogía" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "coger" and "cogía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coger" 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 #171,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coger" 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 #171,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.