cogíavscomíaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#34,500
“cogía” frequency rank
#13,206
“comía” frequency rank
47706
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cogía comía
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de coger. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comer o de comerse.

Where the eye mixes cogía and comía

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cogía and comía follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
cogía
5 ch
comía

Look-alike desk: cogía vs comía

A purely visual mix-up. cogía ([koˈxia]) and comía ([koˈmia]) 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 a single letter - g in “cogía” becomes m in “comía”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47706, 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]. comía is at rank #13,206, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmia].

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 47706, this pair ranks #118,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cogía vs comía

Shared letters: acoí. Private to "cogía": g. Private to "comía": m.

"cogía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "comía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cogía" and "comía" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([koˈxia] versus [koˈmia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cogía" vs "comía" - which ranks higher?
"comía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,206 in our Spanish list, against #34,500 for "cogía". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "cogía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #118,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cogía" and "comía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogía vs coin". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #118,576 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