# caused vs clause

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### caused
*verb · IPA /kɔːzd/ · frequency rank #1,388*
simple past and past participle of cause

### clause
*noun · IPA /klɔːz/ · frequency rank #7,205*
A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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