Which to use
“cognitivo” and “cognitivos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,611
- “cognitivo” frequency rank
- #34,009
- “cognitivos” frequency rank
- 56620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cognitivo | cognitivos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Forma del plural de cognitivo. |
Where the eye mixes cognitivo and cognitivos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. cognitivo runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against cognitivos's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cognitivo and cognitivos
A purely visual mix-up. cognitivo ([koɣ̞niˈt̪iβ̞o]) and cognitivos ([koɣ̞niˈt̪iβ̞os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “cognitivo” sits inside “cognitivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cognitivo is recorded at frequency rank #22,611, classified as anadj, pronounced [koɣ̞niˈt̪iβ̞o]. cognitivos is at rank #34,009, tagged as anadj, pronounced [koɣ̞niˈt̪iβ̞os].
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 56620, this pair ranks #73,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cognitivo vs cognitivos
Shared letters: cginotv. Private to "cognitivo": -. Private to "cognitivos": s.
"cognitivo" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "cognitivos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cognitivo ← ccognitivo · cgonitivo · coggnitivo · cogintivo · cogniitvo · cognitibo · cognitiov · cognitivvo
- cognitivos ← ccognitivos · cgonitivos · coggnitivos · cogintivos · cogniitvos · cognitibos · cognitiovs · cognitivoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cognitivo" and "cognitivos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cognitivo" or "cognitivos" 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 "cognitivo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cognitivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cognitivo" and "cognitivos" 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 #73,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.