# cook vs cote

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cook
*noun · IPA /kʊk/ · frequency rank #2,248*
A person who prepares food.

### cote
*noun · IPA /kəʊt/ · frequency rank #29,983*
A cottage or hut.

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