copie

\kɔ.pi\

/\kɔ.pi\/ noun

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The verdict

“copie” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,245. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,245
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de copier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-copie · copie · French

copie · rank #3,245 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,245
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH contribution

Nearest frequency peer: contribution (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « copie »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « copie » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

copie vs CPE
0% similar
copie vs CPI
0% similar
copie vs côte
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for copie
PropertyValue
Headwordcopie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.pi\
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,245
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « copie »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.copiese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « contribution » (#3,244), « cultures » (#3,246), « cons » (#3,243). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « copie » est au #3,245. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around copie (IPA \kɔ.pi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,245 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for copie, with forms such as "ccopie", "coipe", and "copei". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CPE", "CPI", "côte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is copie, spelled C-O-P-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de copier.
  2. 2
    Double fait d’après un original.
  3. 3
    Reproduction d’un ouvrage d’art.
  4. 4
    Simple imitation, emprunt, plagiat.
  5. 5
    Imitateur, personne qui reproduit ou imite les manières d’une autre.
  6. 6
    Tout écrit destiné à être reproduit.
  7. 7
    Tout écrit destiné à être reproduit.
  8. 8
    Devoir que l’écolier remet au professeur et qui, en général, est la transcription au net d’une première élaboration.
  9. 9
    Feuille de papier fabriquée pour un tel usage (ce sens est utilisé essentiellement dans les locutions copie simple et copie double).
  10. 10
    Moule d'épaisseur différente de grandes tartes aux fruits ou au riz, appelées roues de charrette ou encore gâteaux de Verviers, divisibles et vendues en quart ou en huitième. Il existe aussi des demi-copies, des doubles-copies et même des triples-copies pour certains gâteaux épais.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Droit de copie.
  2. Le 5 février, les deux parlementaires apportent une copie authentique du traité conclu entre la France et l'Allemagne pour fixer les conditions de l'armistice.

Synonyms

décalqueduplicatatriplicatarépliquecopiage

This word in other languages

copying(English)copia(Español)Kopie(Deutsch)cópia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccopie
  • coipe
  • copei
  • coppie
  • cpoie
  • ocpie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of copie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccopie1coipe2copei2coppie1cpoie2ocpie2
Edit distance from "copie"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "copie"?
"copie" is spelled C-O-P-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.pi\.
What does "copie" mean?
As a noun, "copie" means: Action de copier.
What words are commonly confused with "copie"?
"copie" is commonly confused with "CPE", "CPI", "côte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "copie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "copie" is \kɔ.pi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "copie" come from?
"copie" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "copie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

battu#3,238envoi#3,252assis#3,237écart#3,232

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

cons6 variantsYves6 variantsraté6 variantspars6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list