# coup vs coz

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### coz
*noun · IPA /kʌz/ · frequency rank #23,792*
cousin (usually as a term of address)

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