# car vs co

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### car
*noun · IPA /kɑː/ · frequency rank #334*
A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry and a bus.

### co
*noun · IPA /kəʊ/ · frequency rank #617*
Clipping of company.

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