cotizavscotizarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,815
“cotiza” frequency rank
#30,002
“cotizar” frequency rank
54817
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cotiza cotizar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cotizar. Asignar valor económico o precio a algún objeto.

Where the eye mixes cotiza and cotizar

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

6 ch
cotiza
7 ch
cotizar

Visual trap between cotiza and cotizar

A purely visual mix-up. cotiza ([koˈt̪isa]) and cotizar ([kot̪iˈsaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “cotiza” sits inside “cotizar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54817, 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]. cotizar is at rank #30,002, tagged as averb, pronounced [kot̪iˈsaɾ].

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 54817, this pair ranks #81,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cotiza vs cotizar

Shared letters: aciotz. Private to "cotiza": -. Private to "cotizar": r.

"cotiza" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "cotizar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cotizaccotiza · coitza · cotiaz · cotizza · cottiza · cotzia · ctoiza · octiza
  • cotizarccotizar · coitzar · cotiazr · cotizarr · cotizra · cotizzar · cottizar · cotziar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cotiza" and "cotizar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([koˈt̪isa] versus [kot̪iˈsaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cotiza" vs "cotizar" - which ranks higher?
"cotiza" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,815 in our Spanish list, against #30,002 for "cotizar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "cotizar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #81,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cotiza" and "cotizar" 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 #81,649 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