# coke vs cord

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### coke
*noun · IPA /kəʊk/ · frequency rank #6,224*
Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.

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

## Source
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