Which to use
“CEC” is a name and “clem” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,777
- “CEC” frequency rank
- #29,597
- “clem” frequency rank
- 68374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | CEC | clem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Initialism of Chuck E. Cheese. | To be hungry; starve. |
Letter map: CEC vs clem
Shared letters muted; letters that set CEC and clem apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - CEC and clem
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: CEC is aname and clemaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
CEC is recorded at frequency rank #38,777, classified as aname. clem is at rank #29,597, tagged as averb, pronounced /klɛm/.
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 68374, this pair ranks #59,151 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of CEC vs clem
Shared letters: ce. Private to "CEC": -. Private to "clem": lm.
"CEC" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "clem" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- clem ← cclem · celm · clemm · cllem · clme · lcem
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "CEC" for "clem" ever safe?
Frequency check: "CEC" vs "clem" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "CEC" and "clem".
- Full dictionary entry for "CEC" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,151 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "CEC" and "clem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CEC vs CGT". 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 #59,151 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.