# cops vs gotta

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### gotta
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #35,814*
umgangssp. benötigen, müssen

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