# comp vs cow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### comp
*adjective · IPA /kɒmp/ · frequency rank #8,911*
Clipping of complimentary.

### cow
*noun · IPA /kaʊ/ · frequency rank #5,670*
An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comp-vs-cow