# cleft vs croft

> 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.

### croft
*noun · IPA /kɹɔf/ · frequency rank #23,227*
An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.

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