# cries vs cross

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cries
*verb · IPA /kɹaɪ̯z/ · frequency rank #7,901*
third-person singular simple present indicative of cry

### cross
*noun · IPA /kɹɒs/ · frequency rank #1,073*
A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.

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