copa

//ˈkɔ.pɐ// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#596

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

copa is aPortuguesenoun. It means: vaso fundo, de dimensões e formas variáveis, para bebidas; taça Pronounced /ˈkɔ.pɐ/. It ranks #596 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with cor and CPI.

Key facts for copa
PropertyValue
Headwordcopa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɔ.pɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#596
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of copa in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for copa is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɔ.pɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #596 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for copa, with forms such as "ccopa", "coap", and "coppa". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cor", "CPI", "CPU", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is copa, spelled C-O-P-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    vaso fundo, de dimensões e formas variáveis, para bebidas; taça
  2. 2
    taça semelhante a um cálice litúrgico
  3. 3
    peça artística com essa forma ou outra análoga, de metal nobre e com inscrições alusivas, que se dá como prêmio ao vencedor de uma competição; taça
  4. 4
    (Derivação: por extensão de sentido) campeonato ou torneio em que se disputa uma copa ou taça
  5. 5
    vasilha grande para pisar uvas; dorna
  6. 6
    a parte superior da árvore, constituída pelos ramos (com ou sem folhas) que se distribuem geralmente em forma mais ou menos convexa, podendo também assumir diversas outras formas, como, por exemplo, piramidal, alongada, globosa etc.; copagem
  7. 7
    (Derivação: por analogia) a parte do chapéu, do boné etc. que cobre diretamente a cabeça
  8. 8
    dependência de uma habitação, geralmente próxima à cozinha, onde são guardados a louça, os talheres, a roupa de mesa e os gêneros alimentícios
  9. 9
    dependência de uma habitação, geralmente próxima à cozinha, onde são guardados a louça, os talheres, a roupa de mesa e os gêneros alimentícios
  10. 10
    a louça, a baixela, os copos etc. usado à mesa
  11. 11
    rama de linho que se põe de cada vez na roca, para ser fiada
  12. 12
    cada uma das peças de prata, circulares e côncavas, que rematam o freio do cavalo campeiro
  13. 13
    (Uso: linguagem de delinquentes) nota de quinhentos mil réis

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccopa,coap,coppa,cpoa,ocpa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for copa

Misspelling Variants of "copa"

ccopa5coap4coppa5cpoa4ocpa4
Misspelling Variants of "copa"

Frequency rank: #596 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "copa"?
"copa" is spelled C-O-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɔ.pɐ/.
What does "copa" mean?
As a noun, "copa" means: vaso fundo, de dimensões e formas variáveis, para bebidas; taça
What words are commonly confused with "copa"?
"copa" is commonly confused with "cor", "CPI", "CPU". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "copa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "copa" is /ˈkɔ.pɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "copa" come from?
"copa" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.