Which to use
“coja” is an adjective and “comía” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,075
- “coja” frequency rank
- #13,206
- “comía” frequency rank
- 30281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coja | comía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del singular femenino de cojo. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comer o de comerse. |
Where the eye mixes coja and comía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. coja runs 4 letters (CVCV) against comía's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between coja and comía
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: coja is [ˈkoxa] while comía is [koˈmia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30281, 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]. comía is at rank #13,206, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmia].
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 30281, this pair ranks #212,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coja vs comía
Shared letters: aco. Private to "coja": j. Private to "comía": mí.
"coja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "comía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coja ← ccoja · cjoa · coaj · cojja · ocja
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coja" for "comía" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coja" vs "comía" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "coja" and "comía" 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 "comía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coja" and "comía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs coja". 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 #212,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.