# cadence vs cayenne

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cadence
*noun · IPA /ˈkeɪ.dn̩s/ · frequency rank #24,691*
The act or state of declining or sinking.

### cayenne
*noun · IPA /kaɪˈɛn/ · frequency rank #30,727*
Ellipsis of cayenne pepper.

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