Which to use
“cops” is a verb and “cos” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,118
- “cops” frequency rank
- #29,065
- “cos” frequency rank
- 42183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cops | cos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs cop | Kosinus |
Letter map: cops vs cos
Shared letters muted; letters that set cops and cos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for cops / cos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cops is averb and cosanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cops is recorded at frequency rank #13,118, classified as averb, pronounced […]. cos is at rank #29,065, tagged as anabbrev.
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 42183, this pair ranks #1,457,058 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cops vs cos
Shared letters: cos. Private to "cops": p. Private to "cos": -.
"cops" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cops ← ccops · copps · copss · cosp · cpos · ocps
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cops" and "cos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "cops" or "cos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cops" and "cos".
- Full dictionary entry for "cops" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,457,058 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cops" and "cos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCS vs cos". 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 #1,457,058 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.