copa

/ˈkɔ.pɐ/

//ˈkɔ.pɐ// noun

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The verdict

“copa” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #596. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#596
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vaso fundo, de dimensões e formas variáveis, para bebidas; taça

Corpus desk

Index PT-copa · copa · Portuguese

copa · rank #596 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #596
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH criança

Nearest frequency peer: criança (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “copa”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “copa” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

copa vs cor
50% similar
copa vs CPI
0% similar
copa vs CPU
0% similar

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

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

Frequência do íman ortográfico “copa”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.copacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “criança” (#597), “ação” (#594), “ali” (#593). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “copa” fica em #596. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around copa (IPA /ˈkɔ.pɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #596 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for copa, with forms such as "ccopa", "coap", and "coppa". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cor", "CPI", "CPU", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is copa, spelled C-O-P-A.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. conjunto de folhas

Synonyms

galharada

This word in other languages

cup(English)copa(Español)coupe(Français)Pokal(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccopa
  • coap
  • coppa
  • cpoa
  • ocpa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of copa - 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.

ccopa1coap2coppa1cpoa2ocpa2
Edit distance from "copa"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ação#594modo#606cima#580vale#576

Similar misspelling depth

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

José5 variantssala5 variantsacha5 variantsluta5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list