Which to use
“cojas” is an adjective and “cojín” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,005
- “cojas” frequency rank
- #34,502
- “cojín” frequency rank
- 81507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cojas | cojín |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cojo. | Saco pequeño de material textil y relleno muelle, que se usa para apoyar con más comodidad alguna parte del cuerpo |
Where the eye mixes cojas and cojín
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cojas and cojín follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: cojas vs cojín
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cojas is [ˈkoxas] while cojín is [koˈxĩn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cojas is recorded at frequency rank #47,005, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkoxas]. cojín is at rank #34,502, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koˈxĩn].
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 81507, this pair ranks #10,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cojas vs cojín
Shared letters: cjo. Private to "cojas": as. Private to "cojín": ní.
"cojas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cojín" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cojas ← ccojas · cjoas · coajs · cojass · cojjas · cojsa · ocjas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cojas" for "cojín" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cojas" vs "cojín" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cojas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cojín" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cojas" and "cojín" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cojas vs Cova". 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 #10,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.