# cater vs caved

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cater
*verb · IPA /ˈkeɪtə/ · frequency rank #13,880*
To provide, particularly

### caved
*verb · IPA /keɪvd/ · frequency rank #29,586*
past participle of cave

## Source
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