# covert vs cower

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cower
*verb · IPA /ˈkaʊɚ/ · frequency rank #49,846*
To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.

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