Which to use
“copo” is a noun and “cujo” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,195
- “copo” frequency rank
- #1,638
- “cujo” frequency rank
- 4833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | copo | cujo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | recipiente, normalmente cilíndrico, do qual podem beber-se líquidos | relaciona dois substantivos, um antecedente e outro consequente, sendo este último possuidor de algo (qualidade, condição, sentimento, ser etc.) designado pelo primeiro; equivale a de que, de quem, do/da qual, dos/das quais |
Letter map: copo vs cujo
Shared letters muted; letters that set copo and cujo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: copo vs cujo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: copo is anoun and cujoapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4833, 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/. cujo is at rank #1,638, tagged as apron.
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 4833, this pair ranks #69,937 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of copo vs cujo
Shared letters: co. Private to "copo": p. Private to "cujo": ju.
"copo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cujo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "copo" and "cujo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "copo" or "cujo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "copo" and "cujo".
- Full dictionary entry for "copo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cujo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,937 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "copo" and "cujo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs copo". 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 #69,937 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.