Which to use
“cagas” and “cotas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,591
- “cagas” frequency rank
- #27,549
- “cotas” frequency rank
- 48140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagas | cotas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de cagar o de cagarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de cotar. |
Where the eye mixes cagas and cotas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cagas and cotas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cagas with cotas
A purely visual mix-up. cagas ([ˈkaɣ̞as]) and cotas ([ˈkot̪as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagas is recorded at frequency rank #20,591, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaɣ̞as]. cotas is at rank #27,549, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkot̪as].
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 48140, this pair ranks #116,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagas vs cotas
Shared letters: acs. Private to "cagas": g. Private to "cotas": ot.
"cagas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cotas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cagas" and "cotas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cagas" or "cotas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cagas" and "cotas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cotas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagas" and "cotas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cotas vs Cova". 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 #116,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.