Which to use
“cities” and “copies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,467
- “cities” frequency rank
- #7,041
- “copies” frequency rank
- 41508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cities | copies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de city. | Pluriel de copie. |
Where the eye mixes cities and copies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cities with copies
A purely visual mix-up. cities (\ˈsɪt.iz\) and copies (\kɔ.pi\) 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 41508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cities is recorded at frequency rank #34,467, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈsɪt.iz\. copies is at rank #7,041, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.pi\.
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 41508, this pair ranks #232,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cities vs copies
Shared letters: ceis. Private to "cities": t. Private to "copies": op.
"cities" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "copies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cities" and "copies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cities" vs "copies" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cities" and "copies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cities" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "copies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cities" and "copies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cities vs citizens". 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 #232,581 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.