# cashed vs cashew

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cashed
*verb · IPA /kæʃt/ · frequency rank #25,311*
simple past and past participle of cash

### cashew
*noun · IPA /ˈkæʃuː/ · frequency rank #39,236*
A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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