Which to use
“cogida” is a participle and “comía” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,813
- “cogida” frequency rank
- #13,206
- “comía” frequency rank
- 44019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cogida | comía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de cogido, participio de coger. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comer o de comerse. |
Where the eye mixes cogida and comía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cogida and comía
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cogida is [koˈxið̞a] while comía is [koˈmia]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cogida is recorded at frequency rank #30,813, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [koˈxið̞a]. 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 44019, this pair ranks #139,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cogida vs comía
Shared letters: aco. Private to "cogida": dgi. Private to "comía": mí.
"cogida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "comía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cogida ← ccogida · cgoida · cogdia · coggida · cogiad · cogidda · coigda · ocgida
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cogida" and "comía" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cogida" or "comía" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cogida" and "comía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cogida" 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 #139,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cogida" and "comía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogida vs copita". 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 #139,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.