# cop vs coped

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cop
*verb · IPA /kɒp/ · frequency rank #3,804*
to capture or arrest someone

### coped
*adjective · frequency rank #45,291*
Clad in a cope.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cop-vs-coped