Which to use
“cohesión” and “colusión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,790
- “cohesión” frequency rank
- #39,118
- “colusión” frequency rank
- 53908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cohesión | colusión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de adherirse o reunirse y enlazarse las cosas entre sí. | Acción o efecto de coludir; convenio secreto e ilícito entre dos o más sujetos, con objeto de perjudicar a un tercero. |
Where the eye mixes cohesión and colusión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cohesión and colusión follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cohesión with colusión
A purely visual mix-up. cohesión ([koeˈsjõn]) and colusión ([koluˈsjõn]) 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 53908, 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]. colusión is at rank #39,118, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koluˈsjõn].
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 53908, this pair ranks #85,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cohesión vs colusión
Shared letters: cinosó. Private to "cohesión": eh. Private to "colusión": lu.
"cohesión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "colusión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cohesión" and "colusión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cohesión" or "colusión"?
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 "cohesión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colusión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cohesión" and "colusión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colusión vs confusion". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #85,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.