cops

\kɔps\

/\kɔps\/ noun

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The verdict

“cops” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,241. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,241
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enroulement de fils sur un tube cylindrique ou cylindro-conique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cops · cops · French

cops · rank #39,241 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,241
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH coopératifs

Nearest frequency peer: coopératifs (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « cops »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « cops » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cops vs CP
0% similar
cops vs Cs
25% similar
cops vs cou
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cops
PropertyValue
Headwordcops
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔps\
Letters4
Frequency rank#39,241
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cops »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.copsse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « coopératifs » (#39,240), « corolle » (#39,242), « corroborer » (#39,243). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cops » est au #39,241. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around cops (IPA \kɔps\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,241 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for cops, with forms such as "ccops", "copps", and "copss". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CP", "Cs", "cou", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cops, spelled C-O-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enroulement de fils sur un tube cylindrique ou cylindro-conique.
  2. 2
    Tube autour duquel est effectué cet enroulement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cops appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le cops ou le tube en cours de dévidage est rattaché à un cops ou tube plein en attente sur l’autre broche comme dispositif de réserve.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccops
  • copps
  • copss
  • cosp
  • cpos
  • ocps

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cops - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccops1copps1copss1cosp2cpos2ocps2
Edit distance from "cops"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cops"?
"cops" is spelled C-O-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔps\.
What does "cops" mean?
As a noun, "cops" means: Enroulement de fils sur un tube cylindrique ou cylindro-conique.
What words are commonly confused with "cops"?
"cops" is commonly confused with "CP", "Cs", "cou". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cops"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cops" is \kɔps\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cops" come from?
"cops" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cops", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Coen#39,222circ#39,213Esch#39,284fate#39,294

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

dinner6 variantsboyau6 variantsbouin6 variantsavoit6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list