# cigs vs cries

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cigs
*noun · IPA /sɪɡz/ · frequency rank #34,829*
plural of cig

### cries
*verb · IPA /kɹaɪ̯z/ · frequency rank #7,901*
third-person singular simple present indicative of cry

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