cópiavscoposWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,320
“cópia” frequency rank
#9,166
“copos” frequency rank
12486
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cópia copos
Definition ato ou efeito de copiar plural de copo

Where the eye mixes cópia and copos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

5 ch
cópia
5 ch
copos

Look-alike desk: cópia vs copos

A purely visual mix-up. cópia (/ˈkɔ.pjɐ/) and copos (/'kɔ.pos/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cópia is recorded at frequency rank #3,320, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔ.pjɐ/. copos is at rank #9,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'kɔ.pos/.

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 12486, this pair ranks #60,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cópia vs copos

Shared letters: cp. Private to "cópia": aió. Private to "copos": os.

"cópia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "copos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coposccopos · coops · coposs · coppos · copso · cpoos · ocpos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cópia" and "copos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈkɔ.pjɐ/ versus /'kɔ.pos/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cópia" vs "copos" - which ranks higher?
"cópia" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,320 in our Portuguese list, against #9,166 for "copos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "cópia" and "copos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cópia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "copos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #60,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cópia" and "copos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "copos 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 #60,069 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