Which to use
“cojín” is a noun and “comían” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,502
- “cojín” frequency rank
- #27,156
- “comían” frequency rank
- 61658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cojín | comían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Saco pequeño de material textil y relleno muelle, que se usa para apoyar con más comodidad alguna parte del cuerpo | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comer o de comerse. |
Where the eye mixes cojín and comían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cojín runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against comían's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cojín with comían
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cojín is [koˈxĩn] while comían is [koˈmiãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61658, 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]. comían is at rank #27,156, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmiãn].
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 61658, this pair ranks #54,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cojín vs comían
Shared letters: cnoí. Private to "cojín": j. Private to "comían": am.
"cojín" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "comían" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cojín" and "comían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cojín" or "comían" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cojín" and "comían" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cojín" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cojín" and "comían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cojín". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #54,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.