# calves vs carve

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### calves
*noun · IPA /kævz/ · frequency rank #19,037*
plural of calf

### carve
*verb · IPA /kɑɹv/ · frequency rank #16,861*
To cut.

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