# coiled vs cycled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### coiled
*verb · IPA /kɔɪld/ · frequency rank #32,738*
simple past and past participle of coil

### cycled
*verb · IPA /ˈsaɪkəld/ · frequency rank #34,001*
simple past and past participle of cycle

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