# can vs cave

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cave
*noun · IPA /ˈka.vɨ/ · frequency rank #17,725*
pavimento de uma casa abaixo do leito da rua

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