# covers vs covert

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### covers
*noun · IPA /ˈkʌvɚz/ · frequency rank #2,937*
plural of cover

### covert
*adjective · IPA /ˈkəʊvɜːt/ · frequency rank #14,096*
Secret, surreptitious, concealed.

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