# cleats vs cleft

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cleats
*noun · IPA /kliːts/ · frequency rank #33,574*
plural of cleat

### cleft
*noun · IPA /klɛft/ · frequency rank #31,109*
An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.

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