# cancel vs Cannes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cancel
*verb · IPA /ˈkæn.sl̩/ · frequency rank #5,300*
To cross out something with lines etc.

### Cannes
*name · IPA /ˈkæn/ · frequency rank #14,913*
A city in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeastern France.

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