Which to use
“compás” and “cosas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,053
- “compás” frequency rank
- #107
- “cosas” frequency rank
- 16160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compás | cosas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instrumento formado por dos piezas articuladas, utilizado para trazar círculos o traspasar medidas. | Forma del plural de cosa. |
Where the eye mixes compás and cosas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses compás with cosas
A purely visual mix-up. compás ([kõmˈpas]) and cosas ([ˈkosas]) 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 16160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compás is recorded at frequency rank #16,053, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmˈpas]. cosas is at rank #107, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkosas].
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 16160, this pair ranks #277,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of compás vs cosas
Shared letters: cos. Private to "compás": mpá. Private to "cosas": a.
"compás" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cosas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cosas ← ccosas · coass · cosass · cossa · cossas · csoas · ocsas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compás" and "cosas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "compás" or "cosas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "compás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cosas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compás" and "cosas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comba vs compás". 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 #277,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.