# Cong vs crone

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### crone
*noun · IPA /kɹoʊn/ · frequency rank #47,002*
An old woman.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cong-vs-crone