Which to use
“cogitação” and “cotação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,239
- “cogitação” frequency rank
- #24,924
- “cotação” frequency rank
- 62163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cogitação | cotação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de cogitar | ato de cotar |
Letter map: cogitação vs cotação
Shared letters muted; letters that set cogitação and cotação apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. cogitação runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against cotação's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - cogitação / cotação
cogitação and cotação 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cogitação is recorded at frequency rank #37,239, classified as anoun, pronounced /ku.ʒi.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. cotação is at rank #24,924, 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 62163, this pair ranks #6,797 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cogitação vs cotação
Shared letters: acotãç. Private to "cogitação": gi. Private to "cotação": -.
"cogitação" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "cotação" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cogitação" for "cotação" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cogitação" vs "cotação" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cogitação" and "cotação".
- Full dictionary entry for "cogitação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cotação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,797 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cogitação" and "cotação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogitação vs conotação". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #6,797 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.