Which to use
“cosido” is a verb and “costo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,668
- “cosido” frequency rank
- #1,763
- “costo” frequency rank
- 46431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cosido | costo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de coser o de coserse. | Precio pagado por un bien o servicio, o imputado a la producción de este. |
Where the eye mixes cosido and costo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cosido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against costo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cosido and costo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cosido is [koˈsið̞o] while costo is [ˈkost̪o]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cosido is recorded at frequency rank #44,668, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈsið̞o]. costo is at rank #1,763, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkost̪o].
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 46431, this pair ranks #125,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cosido vs costo
Shared letters: cos. Private to "cosido": di. Private to "costo": t.
"cosido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "costo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cosido" and "costo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cosido" or "costo"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cosido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "costo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cosido" and "costo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogidos vs cosido". 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 #125,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.