# cited vs CTE

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cited
*verb · IPA /ˈsaɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #4,357*
simple past and past participle of cite

### CTE
*noun · frequency rank #33,597*
Initialism of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

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