Which to use
“cojín” is a noun and “comía” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,502
- “cojín” frequency rank
- #13,206
- “comía” frequency rank
- 47708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cojín | comía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Saco pequeño de material textil y relleno muelle, que se usa para apoyar con más comodidad alguna parte del cuerpo | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comer o de comerse. |
Where the eye mixes cojín and comía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cojín (CVCVC) and comía (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: cojín vs comía
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cojín is [koˈxĩn] while comía is [koˈmia]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47708, 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]. comía is at rank #13,206, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmia].
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 47708, this pair ranks #118,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cojín vs comía
Shared letters: coí. Private to "cojín": jn. Private to "comía": am.
"cojín" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "comía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cojín" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cojín" and "comía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cojín". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #118,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.