# clad vs cyan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cyan
*noun · IPA /ˈsaɪˌæn/ · frequency rank #41,072*
An additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.

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