cojanvscopanConfusable pair

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

#27,529
“cojan” frequency rank
#44,662
“copan” frequency rank
72191
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cojan copan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de coger. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de copar o de coparse.

Where the eye mixes cojan and copan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cojan and copan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
cojan
5 ch
copan

Look-alike desk: cojan vs copan

A purely visual mix-up. cojan ([ˈkoxãn]) and copan ([ˈkopãn]) 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 a single letter - j in “cojan” becomes p in “copan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cojan is recorded at frequency rank #27,529, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkoxãn]. copan is at rank #44,662, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkopãn].

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 72191, this pair ranks #25,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cojan vs copan

Shared letters: acno. Private to "cojan": j. Private to "copan": p.

"cojan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "copan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cojan ← ccojan · cjoan · coajn · cojann · cojjan · cojna · ocjan
  • copan ← ccopan · coapn · copann · copna · coppan · cpoan · ocpan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cojan" and "copan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkoxãn] versus [ˈkopãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cojan" vs "copan" - which ranks higher?
"cojan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,529 in our Spanish list, against #44,662 for "copan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cojan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "copan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cojan" and "copan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs copan". 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 #25,902 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