# caño vs cava

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### caño
*noun · IPA [ˈkaɲo] · frequency rank #12,544*
Tubo de metal, vidrio o barro, a modo de cañuto.

### 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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