# cuckold vs cuckoo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cuckold
*noun · IPA /ˈkʌ.kəʊld/ · frequency rank #34,847*
A man married to an adulterous spouse, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact.

### 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: 2026-05-06.
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