# Kane vs knew

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Kane
*name · IPA /keɪn/ · frequency rank #7,705*
A surname from Irish.

### knew
*verb · IPA /ˈnjuː/ · frequency rank #635*
simple past of know

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