Which to use
“co” is a pronoun and “copo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,005
- “co” frequency rank
- #3,195
- “copo” frequency rank
- 5200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | co | copo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que | recipiente, normalmente cilíndrico, do qual podem beber-se líquidos |
Letter map: co vs copo
Shared letters muted; letters that set co and copo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: co vs copo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: co is apronoun and copoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “co” sits inside “copo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
co is recorded at frequency rank #2,005, classified as apron. 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 5200, this pair ranks #69,475 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of co vs copo
Shared letters: co. Private to "co": -. Private to "copo": p.
"co" · 2 letters · shape CV · "copo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- copo ← ccopo · coop · coppo · cpoo · ocpo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "co" for "copo" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "co" or "copo" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "co" and "copo".
- Full dictionary entry for "co" 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 #69,475 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "co" 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 #69,475 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.