# clip vs Cui

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### clip
*verb · IPA /klɪp/ · frequency rank #4,586*
To grip tightly.

### Cui
*name · frequency rank #39,761*
A surname from Mandarin.

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