Which to use
“cesta” and “cota” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,017
- “cesta” frequency rank
- #8,026
- “cota” frequency rank
- 17043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesta | cota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | objeto comumente feito de fibras ou vergas entrelaçadas, para o transporte e armazenamento de produtos como alimentos, roupas, etc | parcela em um conjunto de valores determinada a um indivíduo ou grupo; quota; porção; quinhão |
Letter map: cesta vs cota
Shared letters muted; letters that set cesta and cota apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: cesta and cota
cesta and cota are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cesta is recorded at frequency rank #9,017, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈseʃ.tɐ/, /ˈses.tɐ/ (menos frequente). cota is at rank #8,026, tagged as anoun.
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 17043, this pair ranks #54,307 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cesta vs cota
Shared letters: act. Private to "cesta": es. Private to "cota": o.
"cesta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cesta" and "cota" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cesta" vs "cota" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cesta" and "cota".
- Full dictionary entry for "cesta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,307 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesta" and "cota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerda vs cesta". 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 #54,307 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.