xerox copy

noun

"xerox-copy" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“xerox copy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A xerox; a photocopy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-xerox-copy · xerox copy · English

xerox copy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "X" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for xerox copy
PropertyValue
Headwordxerox copy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “xerox copy” in English

xerox copyranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

xerox copy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

xerox copy has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is xerox copy, spelled X-E-R-O-X- -C-O-P-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A xerox; a photocopy.
  2. 2
    something exactly the same as something else

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bring a xerox copy of your driver's licence.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "xerox copy"?
"xerox copy" is spelled X-E-R-O-X- -C-O-P-Y.
What does "xerox copy" mean?
As a noun, "xerox copy" means: A xerox; a photocopy.
What language does "xerox copy" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list