# café vs cask

> 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.

### cask
*noun · IPA /kɑːsk/ · frequency rank #29,208*
A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)

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