Which to use
“cosido” and “cuido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,668
- “cosido” frequency rank
- #20,325
- “cuido” frequency rank
- 64993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cosido | cuido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de coser o de coserse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cuidar o de cuidarse. |
Where the eye mixes cosido and cuido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cosido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cuido's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cosido and cuido
A purely visual mix-up. cosido ([koˈsið̞o]) and cuido ([ˈkwið̞o]) 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 64993, 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]. cuido is at rank #20,325, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkwið̞o].
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 64993, this pair ranks #43,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cosido vs cuido
Shared letters: cdio. Private to "cosido": s. Private to "cuido": u.
"cosido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cuido" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cosido" and "cuido" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cosido" or "cuido" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "cuido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cosido" and "cuido" 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 #43,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.