gotasvsgozaTell them apart

Quick tell: gotas is a noun, goza is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gotas” is a noun and “goza” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,651
“gotas” frequency rank
#11,057
“goza” frequency rank
20708
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gotas goza
Definition Medicamento o sustancia que se emplea o se dosifica por pequeñas cantidades (gotas), y generalmente se administra con gotero o cuentagotas. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de gozar.

Where the eye mixes gotas and goza

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
gotas
4 ch
goza

Look-alike desk: gotas vs goza

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gotas is [ˈgot̪as] while goza is [ˈgosa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gotas is recorded at frequency rank #9,651, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgot̪as]. goza is at rank #11,057, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgosa].

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 20708, this pair ranks #258,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gotas vs goza

Shared letters: ago. Private to "gotas": st. Private to "goza": z.

"gotas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "goza" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gotasggotas · goats · gotass · gotsa · gottas · gtoas · ogtas
  • gozaggoza · goaz · gozza · gzoa · ogza

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gotas" and "goza" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gotas" is a noun and "goza" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "gotas" vs "goza" - which ranks higher?
"gotas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,651 in our Spanish list, against #11,057 for "goza". 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 "gotas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "goza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #258,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gotas" and "goza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Goyo vs goza". 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 #258,147 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