campovscopoConfusable pair

Which to use

“campo” and “copo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#488
“campo” frequency rank
#3,195
“copo” frequency rank
3683
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature campo copo
Definition região fora da cidade recipiente, normalmente cilíndrico, do qual podem beber-se líquidos

Where the eye mixes campo and copo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
campo
4 ch
copo

Why the eye confuses campo with copo

A purely visual mix-up. campo (/ˈkɐ̃.pu/) and copo (/ˈkɔ.pu/) 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 3683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

campo is recorded at frequency rank #488, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ̃.pu/. copo is at rank #3,195, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔ.pu/.

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 3683, this pair ranks #71,410 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of campo vs copo

Shared letters: cop. Private to "campo": am. Private to "copo": -.

"campo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "copo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • campoacmpo · cammpo · camop · camppo · capmo · ccampo · cmapo
  • copoccopo · coop · coppo · cpoo · ocpo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "campo" and "copo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈkɐ̃.pu/ versus /ˈkɔ.pu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "campo" or "copo"?
"campo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #488 in our Portuguese list, against #3,195 for "copo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "campo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "copo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #71,410 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "campo" and "copo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs copo". 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 #71,410 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list