# ceding vs cling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ceding
*verb · IPA /ˈsiːdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #48,128*
present participle and gerund of cede

### cling
*noun · IPA /ˈklɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,130*
Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceding-vs-cling