# knot vs Kop

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### knot
*noun · IPA /nɒt/ · frequency rank #10,877*
A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.

### Kop
*noun · IPA /kɒp/ · frequency rank #48,852*
A terrace at a football ground, originally for standing spectators, though all-seater stadia have been mandatory for larger UK clubs since 1994.

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