# can vs co

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### can
*verb · IPA /ˈkæn/ · frequency rank #39*
To know how to.

### co
*noun · IPA /kəʊ/ · frequency rank #617*
Clipping of company.

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