Which to use
“Clan” is a noun and “Clare” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,695
- “Clan” frequency rank
- #39,271
- “Clare” frequency rank
- 48966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clan | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (schottischer/irischer) Stammes-/Volksverband | ein County bzw. eine historische Grafschaft in der Provinz Ulster, Republik Irland |
Letter map: Clan vs Clare
Shared letters muted; letters that set Clan and Clare apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - Clan and Clare
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Clan is anoun and Clareaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clan is recorded at frequency rank #9,695, classified as anoun, pronounced [klaːn]. Clare is at rank #39,271, tagged as aname, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48966, this pair ranks #1,228,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Clan vs Clare
Shared letters: acl. Private to "Clan": n. Private to "Clare": er.
"Clan" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Clare" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Clan" and "Clare" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Clan" vs "Clare" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Clan" and "Clare".
- Full dictionary entry for "Clan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Clare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,228,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clan" and "Clare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Clare vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,228,954 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.