Which to use
“coma” and “cópia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,925
- “coma” frequency rank
- #3,320
- “cópia” frequency rank
- 9245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coma | cópia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estado patológico de inconsciência em que, até onde se sabe, o organismo mantém pouco mais do que as funções respiratória e circulatória: | ato ou efeito de copiar |
Where the eye mixes coma and cópia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses coma with cópia
A purely visual mix-up. coma (/ˈko.mɐ/) 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 9245, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coma is recorded at frequency rank #5,925, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈko.mɐ/. 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 9245, this pair ranks #64,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coma vs cópia
Shared letters: ac. Private to "coma": mo. Private to "cópia": ipó.
"coma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cópia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coma ← ccoma · cmoa · coam · comma · ocma
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coma" and "cópia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "coma" or "cópia"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "coma" and "cópia" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coma" 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 #64,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coma" and "cópia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coma vs conca". 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 #64,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.