Which to use
“cohete” and “cohorte” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,736
- “cohete” frequency rank
- #41,799
- “cohorte” frequency rank
- 53535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cohete | cohorte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Artefacto autopropulsado que obtiene su empuje por la reacción de la expulsión rápida de gases de combustión. | Unidad táctica del antiguo ejército romano, compuesta de tres, cinco o seis manípulos o centurias, o bien es la décima parte de una legión. |
Where the eye mixes cohete and cohorte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cohete vs cohorte
A purely visual mix-up. cohete ([koˈet̪e]) and cohorte ([koˈoɾt̪e]) 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 53535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cohete is recorded at frequency rank #11,736, classified as anoun, pronounced [koˈet̪e]. cohorte is at rank #41,799, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koˈoɾt̪e].
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 53535, this pair ranks #87,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cohete vs cohorte
Shared letters: cehot. Private to "cohete": -. Private to "cohorte": r.
"cohete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cohorte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cohete" and "cohorte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cohete" or "cohorte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cohete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cohorte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cohete" and "cohorte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cohorte vs comporte". 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 #87,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.