# cycling vs cyclone

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cycling
*verb · IPA /ˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,040*
present participle and gerund of cycle

### cyclone
*noun · IPA /ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/ · frequency rank #14,732*
Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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