copavscorpoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#596
“copa” frequency rank
#363
“corpo” frequency rank
959
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature copa corpo
Definition vaso fundo, de dimensões e formas variáveis, para bebidas; taça a parte material de um ser animado

Letter map: copa vs corpo

Shared letters muted; letters that set copa and corpo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
copa
5 ch
corpo

Corpus notes: copa and corpo

copa and corpo 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 959, 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/. corpo is at rank #363, tagged as anoun.

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 959, this pair ranks #74,672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of copa vs corpo

Shared letters: cop. Private to "copa": a. Private to "corpo": r.

"copa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "corpo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • copaccopa · coap · coppa · cpoa · ocpa
  • corpoccorpo · copro · corop · corppo · corrpo · cropo · ocrpo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "copa" and "corpo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "copa" vs "corpo" - which ranks higher?
"corpo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #363 in our Portuguese list, against #596 for "copa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "copa" and "corpo". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "copa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corpo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #74,672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "copa" and "corpo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs copa". 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 #74,672 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