# café vs cam

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### café
*noun · IPA /ˌkæˈfeɪ/ · frequency rank #10,342*
A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.

### cam
*noun · IPA [kæm] · frequency rank #6,032*
A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.

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