# XC vs xe

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### XC
*adjective · frequency rank #34,752*
Abbreviation of cross-country.

### xe
*pronoun · IPA /ziː/ · frequency rank #40,524*
they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

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