# coil vs cour

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### coil
*noun · IPA /kɔɪl/ · frequency rank #10,666*
Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.

### cour
*noun · IPA /ˈkʊə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #41,064*
A three-month unit of television broadcasting, corresponding to one of the four seasons.

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