# caveman vs cayman

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### caveman
*noun · IPA /ˈkeɪvˌmæn/ · frequency rank #33,166*
An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.

### cayman
*noun · frequency rank #22,607*
Alternative spelling of caiman.

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