# clinch vs cling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### clinch
*verb · IPA /klɪnt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #19,789*
To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.

### 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/clinch-vs-cling