# Kalk vs kan

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Kalk
*noun · IPA [kalk] · frequency rank #13,871*
Rohstoff im Baugewerbe

### kan
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #14,843*
1. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs kunna ^(→ sv)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kalk-vs-kan
