copy

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The verdict

“copy” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,499. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,499
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nachbildung eines Bildes oder eines Textes; Kopie

Corpus desk

Index DE-copy · copy · German

copy · rank #25,499 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,499
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Columbus

Nearest frequency peer: Columbus (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „copy“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „copy“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

copy vs CP
0% similar
copy vs CUP
0% similar
copy vs CPU
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for copy
PropertyValue
Headwordcopy
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,499
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „copy“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).copyliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Columbus“ (#25,498), „counter“ (#25,500), „coaches“ (#25,497). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „copy“ bei #25,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around copy (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,499 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nachbildung eines Bildes oder eines Textes; Kopie".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for copy, with forms such as "ccopy", "coppy", and "copyy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CP", "CUP", "CPU", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is copy, spelled C-O-P-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nachbildung eines Bildes oder eines Textes; Kopie

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how copy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. It's a copy of a picasso painting.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccopy
  • coppy
  • copyy
  • coyp
  • cpoy
  • ocpy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of copy - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccopy1coppy1copyy1coyp2cpoy2ocpy2
Edit distance from "copy"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "copy"?
"copy" is spelled C-O-P-Y. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "copy" mean?
As a noun, "copy" means: Nachbildung eines Bildes oder eines Textes; Kopie
What words are commonly confused with "copy"?
"copy" is commonly confused with "CP", "CUP", "CPU". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "copy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "copy" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "copy" come from?
"copy" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "copy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cube#25,501dürr#25,514Erna#25,534Guss#25,581

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

chill6 variantsbulls6 variantseilen6 variantsberry6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list