# cake vs cal

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cake
*noun · IPA /keɪk/ · frequency rank #26,293*
bolo

### 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/cake-vs-cal