# cleft vs cliff

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cliff
*noun · IPA /klɪf/ · frequency rank #6,037*
A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.

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