Which to use
“cook” and “cox” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,346
- “cook” frequency rank
- #19,493
- “cox” frequency rank
- 32839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cook | cox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cuisinier. | Variété de pommier. |
Letter map: cook vs cox
Shared letters muted; letters that set cook and cox apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on cook vs cox
cook and cox are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cook is recorded at frequency rank #13,346, classified as anoun. cox is at rank #19,493, tagged as anoun, pronounced \koks\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32839, this pair ranks #294,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cook vs cox
Shared letters: co. Private to "cook": k. Private to "cox": x.
"cook" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "cox" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cook ← ccook · cok · coko · cookk · ocok
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cook" and "cox" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cook" or "cox" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "cook" vs "cox" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cook" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cook" and "cox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs cox". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #294,602 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.