Which to use
“Cosme” is a name and “costo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,548
- “Cosme” frequency rank
- #1,763
- “costo” frequency rank
- 29311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cosme | costo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de pila de varón | Precio pagado por un bien o servicio, o imputado a la producción de este. |
Where the eye mixes Cosme and costo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Cosme vs costo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Cosme is [ˈkosme] while costo is [ˈkost̪o]. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Cosme is recorded at frequency rank #27,548, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈkosme]. 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 29311, this pair ranks #217,640 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Cosme vs costo
Shared letters: cos. Private to "Cosme": em. Private to "costo": t.
"Cosme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "costo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Cosme" for "costo" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Cosme" 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 #217,640 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cosme" and "costo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coque vs Cosme". 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 #217,640 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.