Which to use
“chá” and “cota” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,711
- “chá” frequency rank
- #8,026
- “cota” frequency rank
- 10737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chá | cota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planta da família das Teáceas, originária do Extremo Oriente, cultivada por causa de suas folhas que contêm um alcalóide, a teína (cafeína do chá) | parcela em um conjunto de valores determinada a um indivíduo ou grupo; quota; porção; quinhão |
Letter map: chá vs cota
Shared letters muted; letters that set chá and cota apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Pair insight - chá / cota
chá 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 10737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chá is recorded at frequency rank #2,711, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃa/. 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 10737, this pair ranks #62,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chá vs cota
Shared letters: c. Private to "chá": há. Private to "cota": aot.
"chá" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "cota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cota ← ccota · cotta · ctoa · octa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chá" for "cota" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chá" vs "cota" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "chá" and "cota". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "chá" 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 #62,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chá" and "cota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs cota". 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 #62,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.