# cars vs cord

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cars
*noun · IPA /ˈkɑɹz/ · frequency rank #1,361*
plural of car

### cord
*noun · IPA /kɔɹd/ · frequency rank #7,328*
A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cars-vs-cord