copovscoposConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#3,195
“copo” frequency rank
#9,166
“copos” frequency rank
12361
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature copo copos
Definition recipiente, normalmente cilíndrico, do qual podem beber-se líquidos plural de copo

Where the eye mixes copo and copos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
copo
5 ch
copos

Visual trap between copo and copos

A purely visual mix-up. copo (/ˈkɔ.pu/) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “copo” sits inside “copos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

copo is recorded at frequency rank #3,195, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔ.pu/. 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 12361, this pair ranks #60,263 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of copo vs copos

Shared letters: cop. Private to "copo": -. Private to "copos": s.

"copo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "copos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • copoccopo · coop · coppo · cpoo · ocpo
  • coposccopos · coops · coposs · coppos · copso · cpoos · ocpos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "copo" and "copos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈkɔ.pu/ versus /'kɔ.pos/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "copo" or "copos"?
"copo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,195 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "copo" 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 #60,263 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "copo" 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 #60,263 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