# cold vs coles

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cold
*adjective · IPA /kəʊld/ · frequency rank #1,013*
Having a low temperature.

### coles
*noun · IPA /kəʊlz/ · frequency rank #23,786*
plural of cole

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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