# cone vs cornet

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cone
*noun · IPA /ˈkəʊn/ · frequency rank #9,153*
A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.

### cornet
*noun · IPA /kɔɹˈnɛt/ · frequency rank #36,504*
A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.

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