# chick vs cock

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chick
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃɪk/ · frequency rank #6,223*
A young bird.

### cock
*noun · IPA /kɒk/ · frequency rank #4,839*
A male bird, especially:

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