Which to use
“cops” is a verb and “cord” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,118
- “cops” frequency rank
- #36,862
- “cord” frequency rank
- 49980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cops | cord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs cop | längliches aus etwas zusammengedrehtes Ding, das beispielsweise als Gürtel getragen wird |
Letter map: cops vs cord
Shared letters muted; letters that set cops and cord apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: cops vs cord
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cops is averb and cordanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cops is recorded at frequency rank #13,118, classified as averb, pronounced […]. cord is at rank #36,862, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔː(r)d].
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 49980, this pair ranks #1,191,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cops vs cord
Shared letters: co. Private to "cops": ps. Private to "cord": dr.
"cops" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cops" and "cord" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cops" vs "cord" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cops" and "cord".
- Full dictionary entry for "cops" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,191,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cops" and "cord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carr vs cord". 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 #1,191,123 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.