Which to use
“cohesión” and “confesión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,790
- “cohesión” frequency rank
- #7,692
- “confesión” frequency rank
- 22482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cohesión | confesión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de adherirse o reunirse y enlazarse las cosas entre sí. | Acción o efecto de confesar o de confesarse. |
Where the eye mixes cohesión and confesión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cohesión runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against confesión's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cohesión with confesión
A purely visual mix-up. cohesión ([koeˈsjõn]) and confesión ([kõɱfeˈsjõn]) 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 22482, 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]. confesión is at rank #7,692, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõɱfeˈsjõn].
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 22482, this pair ranks #250,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cohesión vs confesión
Shared letters: ceinosó. Private to "cohesión": h. Private to "confesión": f.
"cohesión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "confesión" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cohesión" and "confesión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cohesión" or "confesión"?
After this comparison
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 "confesión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cohesión" and "confesión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cohesión vs colusión". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #250,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.