# cock vs colt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cock
*noun · IPA /kɒk/ · frequency rank #4,839*
A male bird, especially:

### colt
*noun · IPA /kəʊlt/ · frequency rank #13,486*
A young male horse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cock-vs-colt