cogitação vs cotação, What's the Difference?

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cogitação and cotação apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch

cogitação

7 ch

cotação

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

cogitação#37,239

cotação#24,924

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cogitação" and "cotação" be used interchangeably?

No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "cogitação" or "cotação"?

"cotação" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,924 in our Portuguese list, against #37,239 for "cogitação". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cogitação vs cotação

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cogitação” entry
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