# cog vs conga

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cog
*noun · IPA /kɒɡ/ · frequency rank #28,496*
A tooth on a gear.

### conga
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒŋɡə/ · frequency rank #43,087*
A tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin.

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