# cigar vs cougar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cigar
*noun · IPA /sɪˈɡɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #13,479*
A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.

### cougar
*noun · IPA /ˈkuːɡə/ · frequency rank #17,580*
A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

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