# CEA vs coax

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### CEA
*name · frequency rank #43,561*
Initialism of Centre for Effective Altruism.

### coax
*verb · IPA /kəʊks/ · frequency rank #30,368*
To fondle, kid, pet, tease.

## Source
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