# Cain vs cal

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### Cain
*noun · IPA /keɪn/. · frequency rank #22,548*
Caim

### cal
*noun · IPA /ˈkaɫ/ · frequency rank #11,223*
nome vulgar do óxido de cálcio (também chamado cal viva, cal virgem ou cal cáustica)

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