# coca vs core

> 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.

### core
*noun · IPA /kɔː/ · frequency rank #1,892*
In general usage, an essential part of a thing surrounded by other essential things.

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