Which to use
“contar” is a verb and “cota” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #740
- “contar” frequency rank
- #8,026
- “cota” frequency rank
- 8766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contar | cota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | enumerar os elementos de uma série | parcela em um conjunto de valores determinada a um indivíduo ou grupo; quota; porção; quinhão |
Letter map: contar vs cota
Shared letters muted; letters that set contar and cota apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: contar vs cota
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: contar is averb and cotaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contar is recorded at frequency rank #740, classified as averb, pronounced /kõ.ˈtaɾ/. 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 8766, this pair ranks #64,887 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contar vs cota
Shared letters: acot. Private to "contar": nr. Private to "cota": -.
"contar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contar" and "cota" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contar" vs "cota" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "contar" 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 #64,887 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contar" 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 #64,887 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.