Which to use
“cami” and “clams” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,646
- “cami” frequency rank
- #24,408
- “clams” frequency rank
- 73054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cami | clams |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A camisole. | plural of clam |
Where the eye mixes cami and clams
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cami vs clams
A purely visual mix-up. cami (/ˈkæmi/) and clams (/klæmz/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cami is recorded at frequency rank #48,646, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkæmi/. clams is at rank #24,408, tagged as anoun, pronounced /klæmz/.
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 73054, this pair ranks #40,891 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cami vs clams
Shared letters: acm. Private to "cami": i. Private to "clams": ls.
"cami" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "clams" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cami" and "clams" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cami" vs "clams" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cami" and "clams" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cami" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clams" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,891 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cami" and "clams" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cami vs coms". 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 #40,891 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.