Which to use
“cold” is an adjective and “cota” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,538
- “cold” frequency rank
- #8,026
- “cota” frequency rank
- 22564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cold | cota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | frio | parcela em um conjunto de valores determinada a um indivíduo ou grupo; quota; porção; quinhão |
Letter map: cold vs cota
Shared letters muted; letters that set cold and cota apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: cold vs cota
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cold is anadjective and cotaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cold is recorded at frequency rank #14,538, classified as anadj, pronounced /koʊld/. 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 22564, this pair ranks #47,460 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cold vs cota
Shared letters: co. Private to "cold": dl. Private to "cota": at.
"cold" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cold" and "cota" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cold" vs "cota" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "cold" and "cota". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cold" 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 #47,460 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cold" and "cota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cold". 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 #47,460 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.