Which to use
“cogió” and “comió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,334
- “cogió” frequency rank
- #10,810
- “comió” frequency rank
- 23144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cogió | comió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple 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 cogió and comió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cogió vs comió
A purely visual mix-up. cogió ([koˈxjo]) 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 differ by a single letter - g in “cogió” becomes m in “comió”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cogió is recorded at frequency rank #12,334, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈxjo]. 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 23144, this pair ranks #247,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cogió vs comió
Shared letters: cioó. Private to "cogió": g. Private to "comió": m.
"cogió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "comió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cogió" for "comió" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cogió" or "comió" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cogió" 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 #247,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cogió" and "comió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogió vs coin". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #247,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.