Which to use
“cotta” is a verb and “quota” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,090
- “cotta” frequency rank
- #17,535
- “quota” frequency rank
- 63625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cotta | quota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de cotter. | Quantité limitée ou réglementaire. |
Same sound, different letters: cotta vs quota
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. cotta (CVCCV) and quota (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: cotta vs quota
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cotta and quota carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ.ta\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cotta is recorded at frequency rank #46,090, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.ta\. quota is at rank #17,535, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ta\.
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 63625, this pair ranks #81,045 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cotta vs quota
Shared letters: aot. Private to "cotta": c. Private to "quota": qu.
"cotta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "quota" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cotta" and "quota" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cotta" or "quota"?
Useful next steps
"cotta" and "quota" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "cotta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,045 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cotta" and "quota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cotta vs coupa". 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 #81,045 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.