Which to use
“caprice” is a noun and “Clarice” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,419
- “caprice” frequency rank
- #46,983
- “Clarice” frequency rank
- 81402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caprice | Clarice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion. | A female given name from French. |
Where the eye mixes caprice and Clarice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. caprice (CVCCVCV) and Clarice (CCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses caprice with Clarice
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caprice is /kəˈpɹiːs/ while Clarice is /ˈklæ.ɹɪs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caprice is recorded at frequency rank #34,419, classified as anoun, pronounced /kəˈpɹiːs/. Clarice is at rank #46,983, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈklæ.ɹɪs/.
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 81402, this pair ranks #17,757 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caprice vs Clarice
Shared letters: aceir. Private to "caprice": p. Private to "Clarice": l.
"caprice" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Clarice" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caprice" and "Clarice" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "caprice" or "Clarice"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caprice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Clarice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,757 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caprice" and "Clarice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Clarice vs clarion". 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 #17,757 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.