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

#12,207
“copas” frequency rank
#8,026
“cota” frequency rank
20233
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature copas cota
Definition naipe de cartas de baralho em que cada ponto é representado por um coração vermelho (♥) parcela em um conjunto de valores determinada a um indivíduo ou grupo; quota; porção; quinhão

Letter map: copas vs cota

Shared letters muted; letters that set copas and cota apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
copas
4 ch
cota

Spelling & dictionary notes on copas vs cota

copas and cota 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 20233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

copas is recorded at frequency rank #12,207, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔ.pɐʃ/. cota is at rank #8,026, 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 20233, this pair ranks #50,334 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of copas vs cota

Shared letters: aco. Private to "copas": ps. Private to "cota": t.

"copas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "cota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • copasccopas · coaps · copass · coppas · copsa · cpoas · ocpas
  • cotaccota · cotta · ctoa · octa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "copas" for "cota" ever safe?
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.
Which is more common, "copas" or "cota"?
"cota" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,026 in our Portuguese list, against #12,207 for "copas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "copas" and "cota". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "copas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #50,334 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "copas" and "cota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "copas vs copta". 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 #50,334 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