# coup vs cox

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### coup
*noun · IPA /kuː/ · frequency rank #7,113*
A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.

### cox
*noun · IPA /kɒks/ · frequency rank #7,783*
A coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew.

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