# cone vs crane

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cone
*noun · IPA /ˈkəʊn/ · frequency rank #9,153*
A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.

### crane
*noun · IPA /kɹeɪn/ · frequency rank #8,021*
Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.

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