# cuck vs cuckoo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cuck
*noun · IPA /kʌk/ · frequency rank #43,586*
A cuckold or cuckquean.

### cuckoo
*noun · IPA /ˈkʊkuː/ · frequency rank #24,132*
Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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