# cold vs could

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### cold
*adjective · IPA /kəʊld/ · frequency rank #29,113*
Frío.

### could
*verb · IPA /kʊd/ · frequency rank #25,199*
Pasado simple del verbo (to) can.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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