Which to use
“cost” and “cota” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,928
- “cost” frequency rank
- #8,026
- “cota” frequency rank
- 30954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cost | cota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | custo | parcela em um conjunto de valores determinada a um indivíduo ou grupo; quota; porção; quinhão |
Letter map: cost vs cota
Shared letters muted; letters that set cost and cota apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: cost and cota
cost 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cost is recorded at frequency rank #22,928, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔst/. 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 30954, this pair ranks #37,276 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cost vs cota
Shared letters: cot. Private to "cost": s. Private to "cota": a.
"cost" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cost" 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 #37,276 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cost" and "cota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "copta vs cost". 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 #37,276 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.