“Cop” or “Kop”—Which to use?

“Cop” or “Kop”

Overview

cop / kop are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

cop: NA

kop: NA

Pronunciation

cop: k·AA·p

kop: NA

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Examples in Context

Examples of “cop”

…"But when I kissed the cop at 34th and Vine, he…
Category:Hot Action Cop albums
…while Lou Raby, an undercover cop, follows him.
…United States, the phrase gypsy cop is slang for a police…
…Highpark, Hillside, Kew, Marshside, Meols Cop, and Woodvale.
pl:Hot Action Cop (album)
…Delahunt had been an undercover cop, but Costello recognizes this as…
Gypsy cop
…Drug Dealer shoots the Undercover Cop, but The Slasher then kills…
…Siva Manohar I.P.S., a Young Cop in Undercover Operation.

Examples of “kop”

…of Colenso (December 1899), Spion Kop (January 1900), Vaal Kranz and…

(Examples are Wikipedia snippets under the CC ShareAlike 3.0 license. Definitions drawn from WordNet.)

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