# cobra vs contra

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### cobra
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #23,878*
die Kobra

### contra
*preposition · IPA [ˈkɔntʁa] · frequency rank #13,117*
gegen, wider

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