# Coney vs crony

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Coney
*name · frequency rank #26,730*
A surname.

### crony
*noun · IPA /ˈkɹoʊni/ · frequency rank #40,192*
A close friend.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coney-vs-crony