# corny vs crony

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### corny
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɔːni/ · frequency rank #21,478*
Boring and unoriginal.

### 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/corny-vs-crony