# canal vs cant

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### canal
*noun · IPA /kəˈnæl/ · frequency rank #4,924*
An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.

### cant
*noun · IPA /kænt/ · frequency rank #3,928*
An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.

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