# credo vs cried

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### credo
*noun · IPA /ˈkɹidəʊ/ · frequency rank #38,345*
A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.

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

## Source
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