cojanvscornConfusable pair

Quick tell: cojan is a verb, corn is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cojan” is a verb and “corn” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,529
“cojan” frequency rank
#41,823
“corn” frequency rank
69352
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cojan corn
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de coger. Cuerno.

Where the eye mixes cojan and corn

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
cojan
4 ch
corn

Visual trap between cojan and corn

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cojan is [ˈkoxãn] while corn is [ˈkorn]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69352, 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]. corn is at rank #41,823, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkorn].

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 69352, this pair ranks #32,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cojan vs corn

Shared letters: cno. Private to "cojan": aj. Private to "corn": r.

"cojan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "corn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cojanccojan · cjoan · coajn · cojann · cojjan · cojna · ocjan
  • cornccorn · conr · cornn · corrn · cron · ocrn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cojan" for "corn" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cojan" is a verb and "corn" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "cojan" vs "corn" - which ranks higher?
"cojan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,529 in our Spanish list, against #41,823 for "corn". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "corn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cojan" and "corn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corn vs count". 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 #32,204 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