# coca vs cord

> 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.

### cord
*noun · IPA /kɔɹd/ · frequency rank #7,328*
A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example).

## Source
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