# candy vs cans

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### candy
*noun · IPA /ˈkæn.di/ · frequency rank #4,352*
Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.

### cans
*noun · frequency rank #9,578*
plural of can

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