cojavscoldConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#17,075
“coja” frequency rank
#29,113
“cold” frequency rank
46188
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coja cold
Definition Forma del singular femenino de cojo. Frío.

Where the eye mixes coja and cold

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. coja (CVCV) and cold (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
coja
4 ch
cold

Look-alike desk: coja vs cold

A purely visual mix-up. coja ([ˈkoxa]) and cold (/kəʊld/) 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 46188, 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]. cold is at rank #29,113, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kəʊld/.

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 46188, this pair ranks #127,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of coja vs cold

Shared letters: co. Private to "coja": aj. Private to "cold": dl.

"coja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "cold" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coja ← ccoja · cjoa · coaj · cojja · ocja
  • cold ← ccold · clod · codl · coldd · colld · ocld

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "coja" and "cold" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkoxa] versus /kəʊld/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "coja" vs "cold" - which ranks higher?
"coja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,075 in our Spanish list, against #29,113 for "cold". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "coja" and "cold" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "coja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cold" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #127,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coja" and "cold" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cold". 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 #127,177 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