# cales vs clef

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### cales
*noun · IPA \kal\ · frequency rank #32,327*
Pluriel de cale.

### clef
*noun · IPA \kle\ · frequency rank #6,063*
Variante orthographique de clé.

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