# chow vs cows

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chow
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃaʊ/ · frequency rank #16,434*
Food, especially snacks.

### cows
*noun · IPA /kaʊz/ · frequency rank #7,900*
plural of cow

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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