comióvscopoTell them apart

Quick tell: comió is a verb, copo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“comió” is a verb and “copo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,810
“comió” frequency rank
#33,045
“copo” frequency rank
43855
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comió copo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse. Gota de nieve.

Where the eye mixes comió and copo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

5 ch
comió
4 ch
copo

Visual trap between comió and copo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comió is [koˈmjo] while copo is [ˈkopo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comió is recorded at frequency rank #10,810, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmjo]. copo is at rank #33,045, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkopo].

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 43855, this pair ranks #140,302 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comió vs copo

Shared letters: co. Private to "comió": imó. Private to "copo": p.

"comió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "copo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • copoccopo · coop · coppo · cpoo · ocpo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comió" and "copo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "comió" is a verb and "copo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "comió" vs "copo" - which ranks higher?
"comió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,810 in our Spanish list, against #33,045 for "copo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "copo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #140,302 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comió" and "copo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs copo". 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 #140,302 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list