Which to use
“comía” and “cotiza” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,206
- “comía” frequency rank
- #24,815
- “cotiza” frequency rank
- 38021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comía | cotiza |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comer o de comerse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cotizar. |
Where the eye mixes comía and cotiza
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comía with cotiza
A purely visual mix-up. comía ([koˈmia]) and cotiza ([koˈt̪isa]) 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 38021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comía is recorded at frequency rank #13,206, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmia]. cotiza is at rank #24,815, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈt̪isa].
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 38021, this pair ranks #172,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comía vs cotiza
Shared letters: aco. Private to "comía": mí. Private to "cotiza": itz.
"comía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "cotiza" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cotiza ← ccotiza · coitza · cotiaz · cotizza · cottiza · cotzia · ctoiza · octiza
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comía" for "cotiza" ever safe?
Frequency check: "comía" vs "cotiza" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "comía" and "cotiza" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cotiza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comía" and "cotiza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "copita vs cotiza". 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 #172,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.