# cooling vs coupling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cooling
*adjective · IPA /ˈkuːlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,453*
That cools.

### coupling
*noun · IPA /ˈkʌplɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,593*
The act of joining together to form a couple.

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