Which to use
“copies” and “copines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,041
- “copies” frequency rank
- #9,976
- “copines” frequency rank
- 17017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | copies | copines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de copie. | Pluriel de copine. |
Where the eye mixes copies and copines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses copies with copines
A purely visual mix-up. copies (\kɔ.pi\) and copines (\kɔ.pin\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
copies is recorded at frequency rank #7,041, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.pi\. copines is at rank #9,976, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.pin\.
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 17017, this pair ranks #385,181 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of copies vs copines
Shared letters: ceiops. Private to "copies": -. Private to "copines": n.
"copies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "copines" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "copies" and "copines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "copies" or "copines" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "copies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "copines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,181 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "copies" and "copines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comptines vs copines". 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 #385,181 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.