# cleft vs craft

> 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.

### craft
*noun · IPA /kɹɑːft/ · frequency rank #4,293*
Strength; power; might; force .

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