cojavsCoxWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: coja is a adjective, Cox is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“coja” is an adjective and “Cox” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,075
“coja” frequency rank
#24,082
“Cox” frequency rank
41157
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coja Cox
Definition Forma del singular femenino de cojo. Apellido.

Where the eye mixes coja and Cox

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
coja
3 ch
Cox

Why the eye confuses coja with Cox

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: coja is [ˈkoxa] while Cox is [ˈkoks]. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41157, 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]. Cox is at rank #24,082, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈkoks].

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 41157, this pair ranks #155,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of coja vs Cox

Shared letters: co. Private to "coja": aj. Private to "Cox": x.

"coja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Cox" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cojaccoja · cjoa · coaj · cojja · ocja

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "coja" for "Cox" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "coja" is an adjective and "Cox" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "coja" or "Cox" show up more?
"coja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,075 in our Spanish list, against #24,082 for "Cox". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "Cox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #155,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coja" and "Cox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cox vs cuc". 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 #155,210 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