# client vs cling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### client
*noun · IPA /ˈklaɪ.ənt/ · frequency rank #2,780*
A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.

### cling
*noun · IPA /ˈklɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,130*
Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.

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