Which to use
“cogía” and “comió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,500
- “cogía” frequency rank
- #10,810
- “comió” frequency rank
- 45310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cogía | comió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de coger. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse. |
Where the eye mixes cogía and comió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cogía and comió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cogía with comió
A purely visual mix-up. cogía ([koˈxia]) and comió ([koˈmjo]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45310, 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]. comió is at rank #10,810, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmjo].
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 45310, this pair ranks #132,163 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cogía vs comió
Shared letters: co. Private to "cogía": agí. Private to "comió": imó.
"cogía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "comió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cogía" and "comió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cogía" vs "comió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cogía" and "comió" 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 "comió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,163 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cogía" and "comió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogía vs coin". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #132,163 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.