Which to use
“chino” and “clink” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,151
- “chino” frequency rank
- #45,847
- “clink” frequency rank
- 73998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chino | clink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A coarse cotton fabric commonly used to make trousers and uniforms. | The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass. |
Where the eye mixes chino and clink
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. chino (CCVCV) and clink (CCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between chino and clink
A purely visual mix-up. chino (/ˈtʃinoʊ/) and clink (/klɪŋk/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chino is recorded at frequency rank #28,151, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtʃinoʊ/. clink is at rank #45,847, tagged as anoun, pronounced /klɪŋk/.
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 73998, this pair ranks #37,740 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chino vs clink
Shared letters: cin. Private to "chino": ho. Private to "clink": kl.
"chino" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "clink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chino" and "clink" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "chino" or "clink"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "chino" and "clink" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,740 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chino" and "clink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clack vs clink". 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 #37,740 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.