# conga vs cotta

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### conga
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒŋɡə/ · frequency rank #43,087*
A tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin.

### cotta
*noun · frequency rank #34,840*
A surplice, in England and America usually one shorter and less full than the ordinary surplice and with short sleeves, or sometimes none.

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