chãovscopoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#1,140
“chão” frequency rank
#3,195
“copo” frequency rank
4335
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chão copo
Definition corda recipiente, normalmente cilíndrico, do qual podem beber-se líquidos

Letter map: chão vs copo

Shared letters muted; letters that set chão and copo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
chão
4 ch
copo

Corpus notes: chão and copo

chão and copo are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chão is recorded at frequency rank #1,140, classified as anoun. 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 4335, this pair ranks #70,607 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of chão vs copo

Shared letters: co. Private to "chão": . Private to "copo": p.

"chão" · 4 letters · shape CCVV  ·  "copo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • copoccopo · coop · coppo · cpoo · ocpo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "chão" and "copo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "chão" vs "copo" - which ranks higher?
"chão" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,140 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

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "chão" and "copo".

  • Full dictionary entry for "chão" 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 #70,607 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chão" and "copo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chão vs chau". 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 #70,607 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