# cuff vs cuny

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cuff
*noun · IPA /kʌf/ · frequency rank #14,730*
Glove; mitten

### cuny
*noun · frequency rank #49,272*
An ordinary seaman.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuff-vs-cuny