cojasvscreasWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#47,005
“cojas” frequency rank
#5,192
“creas” frequency rank
52197
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cojas creas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de cojo. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de crear.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cojas and creas apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
cojas
5 ch
creas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cojas is [ˈkoxas] while creas is [ˈkɾeas]. 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 52197, 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]. creas is at rank #5,192, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɾeas].

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 52197, this pair ranks #93,918 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cojas vs creas

Shared letters: acs. Private to "cojas": jo. Private to "creas": er.

"cojas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "creas" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cojasccojas · cjoas · coajs · cojass · cojjas · cojsa · ocjas
  • creasccreas · ceras · craes · creass · cresa · crreas · rceas

Frequency comparison

cojas#47,005
creas#5,192

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cojas" and "creas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cojas" is an adjective and "creas" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cojas" or "creas"?
"creas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,192 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.

Remembering cojas vs creas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “cojas”; for a verb, it's “creas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cojas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list