# call vs cão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### call
*noun · IPA /kɔl/ · frequency rank #6,036*
chamada telefônica

### cão
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɐ̃ũ̯/ · frequency rank #3,065*
cruel, brutal, dominador

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