# Capone vs capstone

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Capone
*name · frequency rank #31,900*
A surname from Italian.

### capstone
*noun · IPA /ˈkæpˌstoʊn/ · frequency rank #42,048*
Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.

## Source
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