Which to use
“cota” is a noun and “cut” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,026
- “cota” frequency rank
- #11,244
- “cut” frequency rank
- 19270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cota | cut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parcela em um conjunto de valores determinada a um indivíduo ou grupo; quota; porção; quinhão | cortado |
Letter map: cota vs cut
Shared letters muted; letters that set cota and cut apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: cota vs cut
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cota is anoun and cutanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cota is recorded at frequency rank #8,026, classified as anoun. cut is at rank #11,244, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkʌt/.
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 19270, this pair ranks #51,503 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cota vs cut
Shared letters: ct. Private to "cota": ao. Private to "cut": u.
"cota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cota ← ccota · cotta · ctoa · octa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cota" and "cut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cota" vs "cut" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "cota" vs "cut" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cota" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,503 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cota" and "cut" 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 #51,503 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.