# Ceres vs cured

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ceres
*name · IPA /ˈsɪəɹiːz/ · frequency rank #34,426*
The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.

### cured
*verb · IPA /kjʊəd/ · frequency rank #10,524*
simple past and past participle of cure

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