# cried vs crises

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### crises
*noun · IPA /ˈkɹaɪsiz/ · frequency rank #13,492*
plural of crisis

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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