Which to use
“ceia” and “cópia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,796
- “ceia” frequency rank
- #3,320
- “cópia” frequency rank
- 18116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ceia | cópia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a última refeição do dia | ato ou efeito de copiar |
Where the eye mixes ceia and cópia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ceia runs 4 letters (CVVV) against cópia's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ceia vs cópia
A purely visual mix-up. ceia (/ˈsɐj.ɐ/) and cópia (/ˈkɔ.pjɐ/) 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 18116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ceia is recorded at frequency rank #14,796, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɐj.ɐ/. cópia is at rank #3,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔ.pjɐ/.
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 18116, this pair ranks #52,950 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ceia vs cópia
Shared letters: aci. Private to "ceia": e. Private to "cópia": pó.
"ceia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "cópia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ceia ← cceia · ceai · ciea · ecia
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ceia" and "cópia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ceia" vs "cópia" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ceia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cópia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,950 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ceia" and "cópia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceia vs cerda". 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 #52,950 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.