# clad vs clan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### clad
*verb · IPA /klæd/ · frequency rank #13,302*
simple past and past participle of clothe

### clan
*noun · IPA /klæn/ · frequency rank #7,429*
A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known.

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