# Kalk vs kaut

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### kaut
*verb · IPA [kaʊ̯t] · frequency rank #46,771*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kauen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kalk-vs-kaut