cojervscorrerConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#21,256
“cojer” frequency rank
#2,156
“correr” frequency rank
23412
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cojer correr
Definition Grafía obsoleta o no estándar de coger. Desplazarse rápidamente sobre el suelo mediante el movimiento alternado de las piernas o de las patas.

Where the eye mixes cojer and correr

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cojer runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against correr's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
cojer
6 ch
correr

Look-alike desk: cojer vs correr

A purely visual mix-up. cojer ([koˈxeɾ]) and correr ([koˈreɾ]) 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 23412, 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]. correr is at rank #2,156, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈreɾ].

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 23412, this pair ranks #245,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cojer vs correr

Shared letters: ceor. Private to "cojer": j. Private to "correr": -.

"cojer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "correr" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cojerccojer · cjoer · coejr · cojerr · cojjer · cojre · ocjer
  • correrccorrer · corer · corerr · correrr · corrre · crorer · ocrrer

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cojer" and "correr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([koˈxeɾ] versus [koˈreɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cojer" or "correr"?
"correr" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,156 in our Spanish list, against #21,256 for "cojer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "cojer" and "correr" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cojer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "correr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #245,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cojer" and "correr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codex vs cojer". 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 #245,923 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