cogidavscopadaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#30,813
“cogida” frequency rank
#29,999
“copada” frequency rank
60812
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cogida copada
Definition Forma del femenino de cogido, participio de coger. Forma del femenino de copado, participio de copar o de coparse.

Where the eye mixes cogida and copada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
cogida
6 ch
copada

Why the eye confuses cogida with copada

A purely visual mix-up. cogida ([koˈxið̞a]) and copada ([koˈpað̞a]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60812, 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]. copada is at rank #29,999, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [koˈpað̞a].

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 60812, this pair ranks #57,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cogida vs copada

Shared letters: acdo. Private to "cogida": gi. Private to "copada": p.

"cogida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "copada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cogidaccogida · cgoida · cogdia · coggida · cogiad · cogidda · coigda · ocgida
  • copadaccopada · coapda · copaad · copadda · copdaa · coppada · cpoada · ocpada

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cogida" and "copada" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([koˈxið̞a] versus [koˈpað̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cogida" vs "copada" - which ranks higher?
"copada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,999 in our Spanish list, against #30,813 for "cogida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "cogida" and "copada" 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 "copada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cogida" and "copada" 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 #57,638 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