# cobra

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkəʊbɹə/ · frequency rank #14,721

## Definitions
1. Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Naja.
2. A type of lanyard knot, thought to resemble a snake in its shape.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese cobra, from Latin colubra (“a female snake”).

## Easily confused with
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-cor)
- **core** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-core)
- **corn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-corn)
- **Cuba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-cuba)
- **cord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-cord)
- **cola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-cola)
- **coma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-coma)
- **cork** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-cork)
- **coca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-coca)
- **Cory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-cory)
- **Cora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-cora)
- **coda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-coda)
- **cour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-cour)
- **corr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-corr)
- **court** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-court)
- **costa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-costa)
- **coral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-coral)
- **cocoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-cocoa)
- **comma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-comma)
- **Coors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-coors)

## Common misspellings (7)
`cbora`, `ccobra`, `cobar`, `cobbra`, `cobrra`, `corba`, `ocbra`

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