Which to use
“cotizan” and “cotizar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,965
- “cotizan” frequency rank
- #30,002
- “cotizar” frequency rank
- 65967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cotizan | cotizar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cotizar. | Asignar valor económico o precio a algún objeto. |
Where the eye mixes cotizan and cotizar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cotizan and cotizar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cotizan and cotizar
A purely visual mix-up. cotizan ([koˈt̪isãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “cotizan” becomes r in “cotizar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cotizan is recorded at frequency rank #35,965, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈt̪isãn]. 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 65967, this pair ranks #41,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cotizan vs cotizar
Shared letters: aciotz. Private to "cotizan": n. Private to "cotizar": r.
"cotizan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "cotizar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cotizan" and "cotizar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cotizan" or "cotizar" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cotizan" 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 #41,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cotizan" 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 #41,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.