Which to use
“cogía” and “cogido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,500
- “cogía” frequency rank
- #11,002
- “cogido” frequency rank
- 45502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cogía | cogido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de coger. | Participio de coger. |
Where the eye mixes cogía and cogido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cogía with cogido
A purely visual mix-up. cogía ([koˈxia]) and cogido ([koˈxið̞o]) 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 45502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cogía is recorded at frequency rank #34,500, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈxia]. cogido is at rank #11,002, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈxið̞o].
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 45502, this pair ranks #131,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cogía vs cogido
Shared letters: cgo. Private to "cogía": aí. Private to "cogido": di.
"cogía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "cogido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cogido ← ccogido · cgoido · cogdio · coggido · cogiddo · cogiod · coigdo · ocgido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cogía" and "cogido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cogía" vs "cogido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cogía" and "cogido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cogía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cogido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cogía" and "cogido" 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 #131,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.