# Cory vs Cosby

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Cory
*name · IPA /ˈkɔː.ɹi/ · frequency rank #13,892*
An English surname from Old Norse, a variant of Corey.

### Cosby
*name · frequency rank #21,761*
A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5495).

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