Which to use
“cópia” and “coxa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,320
- “cópia” frequency rank
- #12,410
- “coxa” frequency rank
- 15730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cópia | coxa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de copiar | parte da perna, desde as virilhas até o joelho |
Where the eye mixes cópia and coxa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cópia runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against coxa's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cópia and coxa
A purely visual mix-up. cópia (/ˈkɔ.pjɐ/) and coxa (/ˈko.ʃɐ/) 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 15730, 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/. coxa is at rank #12,410, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈko.ʃɐ/.
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 15730, this pair ranks #56,017 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cópia vs coxa
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cópia": ipó. Private to "coxa": ox.
"cópia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "coxa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coxa ← ccoxa · coax · coxxa · cxoa · ocxa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cópia" for "coxa" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cópia" vs "coxa" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cópia" and "coxa" 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 "coxa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,017 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cópia" and "coxa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs coxa". 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 #56,017 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.