# cock vs cork

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cork
*noun · IPA /kɔɹk/ · frequency rank #11,007*
The dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.

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