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“coja” and “cojas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,075
“coja” frequency rank
#47,005
“cojas” frequency rank
64080
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coja cojas
Definition Forma del singular femenino de cojo. Forma del femenino plural de cojo.

Where the eye mixes coja and cojas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. coja runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cojas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
coja
5 ch
cojas

Why the eye confuses coja with cojas

A purely visual mix-up. coja ([ˈkoxa]) and cojas ([ˈkoxas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “coja” sits inside “cojas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

coja is recorded at frequency rank #17,075, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkoxa]. cojas is at rank #47,005, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkoxas].

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 64080, this pair ranks #46,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of coja vs cojas

Shared letters: acjo. Private to "coja": -. Private to "cojas": s.

"coja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "cojas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coja ← ccoja · cjoa · coaj · cojja · ocja
  • cojas ← ccojas · cjoas · coajs · cojass · cojjas · cojsa · ocjas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "coja" and "cojas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkoxa] versus [ˈkoxas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "coja" vs "cojas" - which ranks higher?
"coja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,075 in our Spanish list, against #47,005 for "cojas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "coja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cojas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #46,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coja" and "cojas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cojas vs Cova". 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 #46,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list