Español homophones
can/kan
"can" (#5,588 written frequency) beats "kan" (#28,425) in this 2-word /ˈkãn/ cluster. Size rank #33 of 387 Spanish groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /ˈkãn/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "can" leads at #5,588, with "kan" trailing at #28,425.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- No shared spelling stem: "can" is 3 letters, "kan" is 3; only the sound ties them.
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across can, kan: an. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
can
3 letters · 1 vowels · shape CVC
Inventory acn · private c
kan
3 letters · 1 vowels · shape CVC
Inventory akn · private k
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "can" when you mean: (Canis lupus) Variedad doméstica del lobo, que por su prolongada crianza y selección por el hombre ha dado muchas y diversas razas.
- Write "kan" when you mean: Título que los tártaros daban a su príncipe o jefe.