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

#4,590
“cuota” frequency rank
#5,711
“cuotas” frequency rank
10301
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cuota cuotas
Definition Porción o parte fija y proporcional de un todo. Forma del plural de cuota.

Where the eye mixes cuota and cuotas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
cuota
6 ch
cuotas

Look-alike desk: cuota vs cuotas

A purely visual mix-up. cuota ([ˈkwot̪a]) and cuotas ([ˈkwot̪as]) 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) - “cuota” sits inside “cuotas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cuota is recorded at frequency rank #4,590, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkwot̪a]. cuotas is at rank #5,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkwot̪as].

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 10301, this pair ranks #299,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cuota vs cuotas

Shared letters: acotu. Private to "cuota": -. Private to "cuotas": s.

"cuota" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "cuotas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cuotaccuota · couta · cuoat · cuotta · cutoa · ucota
  • cuotasccuotas · coutas · cuoats · cuotass · cuotsa · cuottas · cutoas · ucotas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cuota" and "cuotas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkwot̪a] versus [ˈkwot̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cuota" or "cuotas"?
"cuota" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,590 in our Spanish list, against #5,711 for "cuotas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "cuota" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cuotas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #299,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cuota" and "cuotas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "culona vs cuota". 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 #299,120 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