# clem vs crim

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### clem
*verb · IPA /klɛm/ · frequency rank #29,597*
To be hungry; starve.

### crim
*noun · IPA /kɹɪm/ · frequency rank #41,573*
A criminal.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clem-vs-crim