# can't vs cat

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### can't
*contraction · IPA cant, Kant · frequency rank #8,727*
contração de can not; cannot

### 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/can-t-vs-cat