# cabbie vs caddie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cabbie
*noun · IPA /ˈkæ.bi/ · frequency rank #45,829*
A cabdriver; someone who drives a taxi.

### caddie
*noun · IPA /ˈkædi/ · frequency rank #46,964*
Synonym of cadet (“a gentleman (often a younger son from a noble family) who joined the military without a commission as a career”).

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