cogesvscojerConfusable pair

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

#28,687
“coges” frequency rank
#21,256
“cojer” frequency rank
49943
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coges cojer
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de coger. Grafía obsoleta o no estándar de coger.

Where the eye mixes coges and cojer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
coges
5 ch
cojer

Visual trap between coges and cojer

A purely visual mix-up. coges ([ˈkoxes]) and cojer ([koˈxeɾ]) 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 49943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

coges is recorded at frequency rank #28,687, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkoxes]. cojer is at rank #21,256, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈxeɾ].

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 49943, this pair ranks #105,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of coges vs cojer

Shared letters: ceo. Private to "coges": gs. Private to "cojer": jr.

"coges" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "cojer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cogesccoges · cgoes · coegs · cogess · cogges · cogse · ocges
  • cojerccojer · cjoer · coejr · cojerr · cojjer · cojre · ocjer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "coges" for "cojer" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkoxes] versus [koˈxeɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "coges" or "cojer"?
"cojer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,256 in our Spanish list, against #28,687 for "coges". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "coges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cojer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #105,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coges" and "cojer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codex vs coges". 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 #105,970 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