# came vs cause

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### came
*verb · IPA /keɪm/ · frequency rank #294*
simple past of come

### cause
*noun · IPA /kɔːz/ · frequency rank #441*
The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

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