# cock vs cord

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

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

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