# Coogan vs cougar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Coogan
*name · frequency rank #47,546*
A surname from Irish.

### cougar
*noun · IPA /ˈkuːɡə/ · frequency rank #17,580*
A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

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