# cone vs cube

> 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.

### cube
*noun · IPA /kjuːb/ · frequency rank #9,312*
A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.

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