# Cobain vs cobalt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Cobain
*name · IPA /kəʊˈbeɪn/ · frequency rank #29,601*
A surname.

### cobalt
*noun · IPA /ˈkəʊ.bɒlt/ · frequency rank #17,796*
A chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal.

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