Which to use
“cohorte” and “coyote” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,799
- “cohorte” frequency rank
- #25,972
- “coyote” frequency rank
- 67771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cohorte | coyote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unidad táctica del antiguo ejército romano, compuesta de tres, cinco o seis manípulos o centurias, o bien es la décima parte de una legión. | (Canis latrans) Miembro de la cánidos emparentado con el perro doméstico. Los coyotes sólo se encuentran en América del Norte; desde Canadá hasta Panamá. |
Where the eye mixes cohorte and coyote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cohorte with coyote
A purely visual mix-up. cohorte ([koˈoɾt̪e]) and coyote ([koˈʝot̪e]) 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 67771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cohorte is recorded at frequency rank #41,799, classified as anoun, pronounced [koˈoɾt̪e]. coyote is at rank #25,972, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koˈʝot̪e].
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 67771, this pair ranks #36,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cohorte vs coyote
Shared letters: ceot. Private to "cohorte": hr. Private to "coyote": y.
"cohorte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "coyote" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cohorte" for "coyote" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cohorte" vs "coyote" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cohorte" and "coyote" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cohorte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coyote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cohorte" and "coyote" 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 #36,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.