Which to use
“cohesión” and “colisión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,790
- “cohesión” frequency rank
- #16,291
- “colisión” frequency rank
- 31081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cohesión | colisión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de adherirse o reunirse y enlazarse las cosas entre sí. | Acción o efecto de colisionar o de chocar |
Where the eye mixes cohesión and colisión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cohesión and colisión follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cohesión and colisión
A purely visual mix-up. cohesión ([koeˈsjõn]) and colisión ([koliˈsjõn]) 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 31081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cohesión is recorded at frequency rank #14,790, classified as anoun, pronounced [koeˈsjõn]. colisión is at rank #16,291, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koliˈsjõn].
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 31081, this pair ranks #208,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cohesión vs colisión
Shared letters: cinosó. Private to "cohesión": eh. Private to "colisión": l.
"cohesión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "colisión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cohesión" and "colisión" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cohesión" vs "colisión" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cohesión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colisión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cohesión" and "colisión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colisión vs colisiones". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #208,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.