# caves vs craved

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### caves
*noun · IPA /keɪvz/ · frequency rank #11,354*
plural of cave

### craved
*verb · IPA /kɹeɪvd/ · frequency rank #32,749*
simple past and past participle of crave

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