Which to use
“copy” and “cosy” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,360
- “copy” frequency rank
- #41,722
- “cosy” frequency rank
- 85082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | copy | cosy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Copie. | Enveloppe fourrée, généralement en tissu ouatiné, dont on couvre une théière, un plat ou un œuf, pour en conserver la chaleur. |
Where the eye mixes copy and cosy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. copy and cosy follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: copy vs cosy
A purely visual mix-up. copy (\ˈkɒp.i\) and cosy (\kɔ.zi\) 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 a single letter - p in “copy” becomes s in “cosy”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
copy is recorded at frequency rank #43,360, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɒp.i\. cosy is at rank #41,722, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.zi\.
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 85082, this pair ranks #11,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of copy vs cosy
Shared letters: coy. Private to "copy": p. Private to "cosy": s.
"copy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cosy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "copy" and "cosy" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "copy" vs "cosy" - which ranks higher?
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 "copy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cosy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "copy" and "cosy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "copy vs coupa". 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 #11,907 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.