# capo vs cave

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### capo
*noun · IPA [ˈkapo] · frequency rank #11,730*
Jefe de una banda mafiosa.

### cave
*verb · IPA [ˈkaβ̞e] · frequency rank #34,485*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de cavar.

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