# Cain

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /keɪn/ · frequency rank #14,081

## Definitions
1. The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.
2. A male given name from Hebrew.
3. A surname.

## Etymology
From Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”), present since Old English.

## Easily confused with
- **ci** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-ci)
- **can** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-can)
- **car** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-car)
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-cat)
- **cap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-cap)
- **CNN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-cnn)
- **con** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-con)
- **CIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-cia)
- **cam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-cam)
- **cal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-cal)
- **chi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-chi)
- **cis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-cis)
- **cas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-cas)
- **CGI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-cgi)
- **CPI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-cpi)
- **Civ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-civ)
- **CSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-csi)
- **Cao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-cao)
- **CID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-cid)
- **cit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cain-vs-cit)

## Common misspellings (5)
`acin`, `cainn`, `cani`, `ccain`, `cian`

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