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

#34,502
“cojín” frequency rank
#35,947
“cojines” frequency rank
70449
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cojín cojines
Definition Saco pequeño de material textil y relleno muelle, que se usa para apoyar con más comodidad alguna parte del cuerpo Forma del plural de cojín.

Where the eye mixes cojín and cojines

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cojín runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against cojines's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
cojín
7 ch
cojines

Visual trap between cojín and cojines

A purely visual mix-up. cojín ([koˈxĩn]) and cojines ([koˈxines]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cojín is recorded at frequency rank #34,502, classified as anoun, pronounced [koˈxĩn]. cojines is at rank #35,947, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koˈxines].

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 70449, this pair ranks #29,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cojín vs cojines

Shared letters: cjno. Private to "cojín": í. Private to "cojines": eis.

"cojín" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "cojines" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cojines ← ccojines · cjoines · coijnes · cojiens · cojiness · cojinnes · cojinse · cojjines

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cojín" and "cojines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([koˈxĩn] versus [koˈxines]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cojín" or "cojines"?
"cojín" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,502 in our Spanish list, against #35,947 for "cojines". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "cojín" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cojines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #29,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cojín" and "cojines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cojedes vs cojines". 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 #29,693 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