# clung vs clunky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### clung
*verb · IPA /klʌŋ/ · frequency rank #29,599*
simple past and past participle of cling

### clunky
*adjective · frequency rank #35,222*
Ungainly; awkward; inelegant; cumbersome.

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