# cage vs cube

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cage
*noun · IPA /keɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #5,766*
An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.

### cube
*noun · IPA /kjuːb/ · frequency rank #9,312*
A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.

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