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

#3,320
“cópia” frequency rank
#4,545
“corta” frequency rank
7865
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cópia corta
Definition ato ou efeito de copiar ato de cortar

Letter map: cópia vs corta

Shared letters muted; letters that set cópia and corta apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
cópia
5 ch
corta

Spelling & dictionary notes on cópia vs corta

cópia and corta 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7865, 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/. corta is at rank #4,545, 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 7865, this pair ranks #66,131 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cópia vs corta

Shared letters: ac. Private to "cópia": ipó. Private to "corta": ort.

"cópia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "corta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cortaccorta · corat · corrta · cortta · cotra · crota · ocrta

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cópia" and "corta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "cópia" vs "corta" - which ranks higher?
"cópia" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,320 in our Portuguese list, against #4,545 for "corta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "cópia" and "corta". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cópia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #66,131 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cópia" and "corta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerda vs corta". 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 #66,131 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