# candy vs card

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### card
*noun · IPA /kɑːd/ · frequency rank #964*
A playing card.

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