# cale vs cat

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cale
*noun · IPA /kal/ · frequency rank #17,719*
calço, cunha, escora, apoio

### cat
*noun · IPA /kʰaʰt̪/ · frequency rank #7,740*
gato (Felis catus)

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