# cártel vs cate

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### cártel
*noun · IPA [ˈkaɾt̪el] · frequency rank #17,657*
Organización de tráfico de estupefacientes

### cate
*noun · IPA [ˈkat̪e] · frequency rank #38,559*
Suspenso de un test, examen o asignatura.

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