# ceded vs cried

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ceded
*verb · IPA /ˈsiːdɪd/ · frequency rank #27,768*
simple past and past participle of cede

### cried
*verb · IPA /kɹaɪd/ · frequency rank #5,207*
simple past and past participle of cry

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