cojasvscomanWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cojas is a adjective, coman is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cojas” is an adjective and “coman” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,005
“cojas” frequency rank
#13,641
“coman” frequency rank
60646
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cojas coman
Definition Forma del femenino plural de cojo. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de comer o de comerse.

Where the eye mixes cojas and coman

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

5 ch
cojas
5 ch
coman

Why the eye confuses cojas with coman

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cojas is [ˈkoxas] while coman is [ˈkomãn]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60646, 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]. coman is at rank #13,641, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkomãn].

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 60646, this pair ranks #58,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cojas vs coman

Shared letters: aco. Private to "cojas": js. Private to "coman": mn.

"cojas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "coman" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cojasccojas · cjoas · coajs · cojass · cojjas · cojsa · ocjas
  • comanccoman · cmoan · coamn · comann · comman · comna · ocman

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cojas" and "coman" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cojas" is an adjective and "coman" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cojas" or "coman" show up more?
"coman" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,641 in our Spanish list, against #47,005 for "cojas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "coman" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #58,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cojas" and "coman" 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 #58,226 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