copiar

/[koˈpjaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,498

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

copiar is aSpanishverb. It means: Reproducir una obra exactamente igual, o muy parecida, que otra. Pronounced [koˈpjaɾ]. It ranks #8,498 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with criar and copio.

Key facts for copiar
PropertyValue
Headwordcopiar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[koˈpjaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,498
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of copiar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for copiar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koˈpjaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,498 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for copiar, with forms such as "ccopiar", "coipar", and "copair". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "criar", "copio", "Coria", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is copiar, spelled C-O-P-I-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reproducir una obra exactamente igual, o muy parecida, que otra.
  2. 2
    Imitar un comportamiento ajeno.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccopiar,coipar,copair,copiarr,copira,coppiar,cpoiar,ocpiar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for copiar

Misspelling Variants of "copiar"

ccopiar7coipar6copair6copiarr7copira6coppiar7cpoiar6ocpiar6
Misspelling Variants of "copiar"

Frequency rank: #8,498 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "copiar"?
"copiar" is spelled C-O-P-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈpjaɾ].
What does "copiar" mean?
As a verb, "copiar" means: Reproducir una obra exactamente igual, o muy parecida, que otra.
What words are commonly confused with "copiar"?
"copiar" is commonly confused with "criar", "copio", "Coria". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "copiar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "copiar" is [koˈpjaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "copiar" come from?
"copiar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.