# canes vs cares

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### canes
*noun · IPA /keɪnz/ · frequency rank #25,002*
plural of cane

### cares
*verb · IPA /kɛɹz/ · frequency rank #3,606*
third-person singular simple present indicative of care

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