cogívscopioWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#22,612
“cogí” frequency rank
#24,080
“copio” frequency rank
46692
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cogí copio
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de coger. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de copiar.

Where the eye mixes cogí and copio

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cogí runs 4 letters (CVCV) against copio's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
cogí
5 ch
copio

Why the eye confuses cogí with copio

A purely visual mix-up. cogí ([koˈxi]) and copio ([ˈkopjo]) 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 46692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cogí is recorded at frequency rank #22,612, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈxi]. copio is at rank #24,080, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkopjo].

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 46692, this pair ranks #124,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cogí vs copio

Shared letters: co. Private to "cogí": gí. Private to "copio": ip.

"cogí" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "copio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • copio ← ccopio · coipo · copoi · coppio · cpoio · ocpio

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cogí" for "copio" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koˈxi] versus [ˈkopjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cogí" or "copio"?
"cogí" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,612 in our Spanish list, against #24,080 for "copio". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "cogí" and "copio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cogí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "copio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #124,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cogí" and "copio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs copio". 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 #124,316 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