# calo vs can

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### calo
*noun · IPA /ˈka.lu/ · frequency rank #29,256*
porção dura da pele que se tornou grossa e rígida por atrito repetido

### 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/calo-vs-can