Which to use
“copa” and “cópia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #596
- “copa” frequency rank
- #3,320
- “cópia” frequency rank
- 3916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | copa | cópia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vaso fundo, de dimensões e formas variáveis, para bebidas; taça | ato ou efeito de copiar |
Where the eye mixes copa and cópia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between copa and cópia
A purely visual mix-up. copa (/ˈkɔ.pɐ/) 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 3916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
copa is recorded at frequency rank #596, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔ.pɐ/. 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 3916, this pair ranks #71,157 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of copa vs cópia
Shared letters: acp. Private to "copa": o. Private to "cópia": ió.
"copa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cópia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- copa ← ccopa · coap · coppa · cpoa · ocpa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "copa" for "cópia" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "copa" or "cópia" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "copa" 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 #71,157 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "copa" and "cópia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs cópia". 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 #71,157 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.