# calar vs cava

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### calar
*verb · IPA [kaˈlaɾ] · frequency rank #44,601*
Penetrar un líquido en un cuerpo permeable.

### cava
*noun · IPA [ˈkaβ̞a] · frequency rank #19,946*
Cueva.

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