Which to use
“Clinton” is a name and “Clintons” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,026
- “Clinton” frequency rank
- #46,554
- “Clintons” frequency rank
- 53580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clinton | Clintons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ort im US-Bundesstaat Tennessee in der Metropolregion Knoxville | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Clinton |
Where the eye mixes Clinton and Clintons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Clinton runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against Clintons's 8 (CCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Clinton vs Clintons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Clinton is [ˈklɪntn̩] while Clintons is [ˈklɪntn̩s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Clinton” sits inside “Clintons”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clinton is recorded at frequency rank #7,026, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈklɪntn̩]. Clintons is at rank #46,554, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklɪntn̩s].
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 53580, this pair ranks #1,052,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Clinton vs Clintons
Shared letters: cilnot. Private to "Clinton": -. Private to "Clintons": s.
"Clinton" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Clintons" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Clinton" for "Clintons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Clinton" vs "Clintons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Clinton" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Clintons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,052,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clinton" and "Clintons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Canton vs Clinton". 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 #1,052,442 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.