# koi vs Kop

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### koi
*noun · IPA /kɔɪ/ · frequency rank #26,483*
Ornamental domesticated varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring.

### 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/koi-vs-kop