# clone vs conn

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### clone
*noun · IPA /kloʊn/ · frequency rank #11,518*
A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.

### conn
*noun · IPA /kɑn/ · frequency rank #17,576*
The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."

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