# cape vs Carey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cape
*noun · IPA /keɪp/ · frequency rank #4,289*
A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

### Carey
*name · IPA /ˈkɛəɹi/ · frequency rank #10,658*
A placename:

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