# conn vs cowan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### conn
*noun · IPA /kɑn/ · frequency rank #17,576*
The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."

### cowan
*noun · IPA /ˈkəʊən/ · frequency rank #22,940*
A worker in unmortared stone; a stonemason who has not served an apprenticeship.

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