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Which to use

“copiamos” and “cortamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,682
“copiamos” frequency rank
#25,581
“cortamos” frequency rank
73263
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature copiamos cortamos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de copiar. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de cortar o de cortarse.

Where the eye mixes copiamos and cortamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. copiamos (CVCVVCVC) and cortamos (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
copiamos
8 ch
cortamos

Look-alike desk: copiamos vs cortamos

A purely visual mix-up. copiamos ([koˈpjamos]) and cortamos ([koɾˈt̪amos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

copiamos is recorded at frequency rank #47,682, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈpjamos]. cortamos is at rank #25,581, tagged as averb, pronounced [koɾˈt̪amos].

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 73263, this pair ranks #23,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of copiamos vs cortamos

Shared letters: acmos. Private to "copiamos": ip. Private to "cortamos": rt.

"copiamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "cortamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • copiamosccopiamos · coipamos · copaimos · copiammos · copiamoss · copiamso · copiaoms · copimaos
  • cortamosccortamos · coratmos · corrtamos · cortammos · cortamoss · cortamso · cortaoms · cortmaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "copiamos" and "cortamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([koˈpjamos] versus [koɾˈt̪amos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "copiamos" vs "cortamos" - which ranks higher?
"cortamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,581 in our Spanish list, against #47,682 for "copiamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "copiamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cortamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "copiamos" and "cortamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "copiamos vs copiaron". 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 #23,659 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