# cão vs cravo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cão
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɐ̃ũ̯/ · frequency rank #3,065*
cruel, brutal, dominador

### cravo
*noun · IPA /ˈkɾa.vu/ · frequency rank #18,554*
a planta craveiro; a flor do craveiro

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