cotizavscotizadoWhat's the difference?

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“cotiza” and “cotizado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,815
“cotiza” frequency rank
#42,919
“cotizado” frequency rank
67734
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cotiza cotizado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cotizar. Participio de cotizar.

Where the eye mixes cotiza and cotizado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
cotiza
8 ch
cotizado

Look-alike desk: cotiza vs cotizado

A purely visual mix-up. cotiza ([koˈt̪isa]) and cotizado ([kot̪iˈsað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “cotiza” sits inside “cotizado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cotiza is recorded at frequency rank #24,815, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈt̪isa]. cotizado is at rank #42,919, tagged as averb, pronounced [kot̪iˈsað̞o].

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 67734, this pair ranks #36,352 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cotiza vs cotizado

Shared letters: aciotz. Private to "cotiza": -. Private to "cotizado": d.

"cotiza" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "cotizado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cotizaccotiza · coitza · cotiaz · cotizza · cottiza · cotzia · ctoiza · octiza
  • cotizadoccotizado · coitzado · cotiazdo · cotizaddo · cotizaod · cotizdao · cotizzado · cottizado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cotiza" and "cotizado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([koˈt̪isa] versus [kot̪iˈsað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cotiza" vs "cotizado" - which ranks higher?
"cotiza" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,815 in our Spanish list, against #42,919 for "cotizado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cotiza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cotizado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,352 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cotiza" and "cotizado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cotizado vs cotizan". 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 #36,352 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list