# cried vs cringed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cringed
*verb · IPA /kɹɪnd͡ʒd/ · frequency rank #48,683*
simple past and past participle of cringe

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cried-vs-cringed