Which to use
“client” and “Clients” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,115
- “client” frequency rank
- #28,591
- “Clients” frequency rank
- 41706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | client | Clients |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Dienste eines Anwalts oder ähnliche auch soziale Dienste nutzende Person | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Client |
Where the eye mixes client and Clients
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between client and Clients
A purely visual mix-up. client ([ˈklaɪənt]) and Clients ([ˈklaɪ̯ənt͡s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “client” sits inside “Clients”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
client is recorded at frequency rank #13,115, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklaɪənt]. Clients is at rank #28,591, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯ənt͡s].
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 41706, this pair ranks #1,471,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of client vs Clients
Shared letters: ceilnt. Private to "client": -. Private to "Clients": s.
"client" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "Clients" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "client" and "Clients" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "client" or "Clients"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "client" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Clients" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,471,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "client" and "Clients" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cents vs Clients". 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 #1,471,498 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.