# coos vs cope

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### coos
*verb · IPA /kuːz/ · frequency rank #39,755*
third-person singular simple present indicative of coo

### cope
*verb · IPA /ˈkəʊp/ · frequency rank #6,668*
To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.

## Source
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