# cadaver vs cleaver

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cadaver
*noun · IPA /kəˈdæv.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #41,541*
A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.

### cleaver
*noun · IPA /ˈklivɚ/ · frequency rank #27,402*
A squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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