Which to use
“cogía” is a verb and “coja” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,500
- “cogía” frequency rank
- #17,075
- “coja” frequency rank
- 51575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cogía | coja |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de coger. | Forma del singular femenino de cojo. |
Where the eye mixes cogía and coja
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cogía runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against coja's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cogía vs coja
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cogía is [koˈxia] while coja is [ˈkoxa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51575, 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]. coja is at rank #17,075, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkoxa].
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 51575, this pair ranks #97,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cogía vs coja
Shared letters: aco. Private to "cogía": gí. Private to "coja": j.
"cogía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "coja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coja ← ccoja · cjoa · coaj · cojja · ocja
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cogía" and "coja" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cogía" vs "coja" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cogía" and "coja" 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 "coja" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cogía" and "coja" 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 #97,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.