# cave vs Chaves

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Chaves
*name · IPA [ˈt͡ʃaβ̞es] · frequency rank #18,764*
Apellido.

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