# clung vs Cong

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Cong
*name · IPA /kɔŋ/ · frequency rank #21,168*
Clipping of Vietcong.

## Source
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