# cables vs canoes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cables
*noun · IPA /ˈkeɪ.bəlz/ · frequency rank #8,646*
plural of cable

### canoes
*noun · IPA /kəˈnuːz/ · frequency rank #28,478*
plural of canoe

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