# coined vs cried

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### coined
*verb · IPA /kɔɪnd/ · frequency rank #17,323*
simple past and past participle of coin

### cried
*verb · IPA /kɹaɪd/ · frequency rank #5,207*
simple past and past participle of cry

## Source
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