# cooker vs copper

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cooker
*noun · IPA /ˈkʊkɚ/ · frequency rank #18,522*
A cookstove.

### copper
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒpə/ · frequency rank #4,515*
A reddish-brown metallic chemical element (symbol Cu) with the atomic number 29; also, the metal made up of this element.

## Source
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