# can vs CPU

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### CPU
*noun · frequency rank #21,128*
circuito interno de um computador que armazena, processa e controla a maior parte das operações

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