Which to use
“Clans” is a noun and “clips” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,887
- “Clans” frequency rank
- #13,116
- “clips” frequency rank
- 26003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clans | clips |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Clan | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs clip |
Letter map: Clans vs clips
Shared letters muted; letters that set Clans and clips apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for Clans / clips
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Clans is anoun and clipsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clans is recorded at frequency rank #12,887, classified as anoun, pronounced [klaːns]. clips is at rank #13,116, tagged as averb, 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 26003, this pair ranks #1,824,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Clans vs clips
Shared letters: cls. Private to "Clans": an. Private to "clips": ip.
"Clans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "clips" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Clans" for "clips" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Clans" or "clips"?
Useful next steps
Pair "Clans" vs "clips" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Clans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clips" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,824,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clans" and "clips" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clips 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 #1,824,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.