# copious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkoʊ.pi.əs/ · frequency rank #25,334

## Definitions
1. Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
2. Having an abundant supply.
3. Full of thought, information, or matter; exuberant in words, expression, or style.

## Etymology
From Middle English copious, from Latin copiosus, from copia (“abundance”), equivalent to co- + ops (“wealth”) + -osus (“full of”). By surface analysis, copy + -ous.

## Easily confused with
- **curious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/copious-vs-curious)
- **copies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/copies-vs-copious)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccopious`, `coipous`, `copiosu`, `copiouss`, `copiuos`, `copoius`, `coppious`, `cpoious`, `ocpious`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/copious