# cape vs cave

> 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.

### cave
*noun · IPA /keɪv/ · frequency rank #5,108*
A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.

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