# Cali vs caliph

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Cali
*name · IPA /ˈkæli/ · frequency rank #18,777*
Nickname for California: a state of the United States.

### caliph
*noun · IPA /ˈkeɪlɪf/ · frequency rank #32,307*
The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad.

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