# cap vs coup

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### cap
*noun · IPA [kæp] · frequency rank #10,059*
Deckel, Haube

### coup
*noun · IPA [ku] · frequency rank #16,671*
Treffen, Anschlag, Hieb, Schlag, Streich

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/cap-vs-coup