# calm vs can

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### calm
*adjective · IPA /kɑːm/ · frequency rank #34,176*
calmo

### can
*noun · IPA /kaŋ/ · frequency rank #4,535*
cão

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