# cock vs cowl

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cowl
*noun · IPA /kaʊl/ · frequency rank #33,997*
A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.

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