# cops vs coup

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### cops
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #13,118*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs cop

### 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/cops-vs-coup