cojervscomeráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#21,256
“cojer” frequency rank
#40,197
“comerá” frequency rank
61453
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cojer comerá
Definition Grafía obsoleta o no estándar de coger. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de comer o de comerse.

Where the eye mixes cojer and comerá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
cojer
6 ch
comerá

Look-alike desk: cojer vs comerá

A purely visual mix-up. cojer ([koˈxeɾ]) and comerá ([komeˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cojer is recorded at frequency rank #21,256, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈxeɾ]. comerá is at rank #40,197, tagged as averb, pronounced [komeˈɾa].

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 61453, this pair ranks #55,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cojer vs comerá

Shared letters: ceor. Private to "cojer": j. Private to "comerá": .

"cojer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "comerá" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cojerccojer · cjoer · coejr · cojerr · cojjer · cojre · ocjer

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cojer" and "comerá" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([koˈxeɾ] versus [komeˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cojer" vs "comerá" - which ranks higher?
"cojer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,256 in our Spanish list, against #40,197 for "comerá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cojer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comerá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cojer" and "comerá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cederá vs comerá". 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 #55,418 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