# Cain, cane, kain, Kaine, Kane

> English homophone group · 5 words that sound the same · /keɪn/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### Cain
*/keɪn/*
The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.

### cane
*/keɪn/*
A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof:

### kain
*/keɪn/*
poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to the landlord.

### Kaine
*/keɪn/*
A surname.

### Kane
*/keɪn/*
A surname from Irish.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/cain