Which to use
“cognitivas” and “cognitivo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,704
- “cognitivas” frequency rank
- #22,611
- “cognitivo” frequency rank
- 54315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cognitivas | cognitivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cognitivo. | Que pertenece o concierne a la cognición y al conocimiento; referente a una representación conceptual de los objetos y a la comprensión o explicación de los mismos. |
Where the eye mixes cognitivas and cognitivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. cognitivas runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against cognitivo's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cognitivas with cognitivo
A purely visual mix-up. cognitivas ([koɣ̞niˈt̪iβ̞as]) and cognitivo ([koɣ̞niˈt̪iβ̞o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cognitivas is recorded at frequency rank #31,704, classified as anadj, pronounced [koɣ̞niˈt̪iβ̞as]. cognitivo is at rank #22,611, tagged as anadj, pronounced [koɣ̞niˈt̪iβ̞o].
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 54315, this pair ranks #83,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cognitivas vs cognitivo
Shared letters: cginotv. Private to "cognitivas": as. Private to "cognitivo": -.
"cognitivas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "cognitivo" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cognitivas ← ccognitivas · cgonitivas · coggnitivas · cogintivas · cogniitvas · cognitiavs · cognitibas · cognitivass
- cognitivo ← ccognitivo · cgonitivo · coggnitivo · cogintivo · cogniitvo · cognitibo · cognitiov · cognitivvo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cognitivas" and "cognitivo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cognitivas" or "cognitivo"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cognitivas" and "cognitivo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cognitivas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cognitivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cognitivas" and "cognitivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cognitivas vs cognitivos". 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 #83,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.