# conscious vs couscous

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### conscious
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/ · frequency rank #5,312*
Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.

### couscous
*noun · IPA /ˈkʊs.kʊs/ · frequency rank #46,996*
A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.

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