# coca vs coke

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### coca
*noun · IPA /ˈkəʊ.kə/ · frequency rank #12,206*
Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.

### coke
*noun · IPA /kəʊk/ · frequency rank #6,224*
Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.

## Source
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