# cane vs card

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cane
*noun · IPA /keɪn/ · frequency rank #10,175*
A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof:

### 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/cane-vs-card