Which to use
“cotizado” and “cotizar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,919
- “cotizado” frequency rank
- #30,002
- “cotizar” frequency rank
- 72921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cotizado | cotizar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de cotizar. | Asignar valor económico o precio a algún objeto. |
Where the eye mixes cotizado and cotizar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cotizado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against cotizar's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cotizado with cotizar
A purely visual mix-up. cotizado ([kot̪iˈsað̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cotizado is recorded at frequency rank #42,919, classified as averb, pronounced [kot̪iˈsað̞o]. 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 72921, this pair ranks #24,373 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cotizado vs cotizar
Shared letters: aciotz. Private to "cotizado": d. Private to "cotizar": r.
"cotizado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "cotizar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cotizado" and "cotizar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cotizado" or "cotizar" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cotizado" 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 #24,373 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cotizado" and "cotizar" 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 #24,373 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.