Which to use
“cigars” and “clears” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,792
- “cigars” frequency rank
- #13,685
- “clears” frequency rank
- 31477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cigars | clears |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of cigar | A relatively strong, coarse flour that has only been sifted once. |
Letter map: cigars vs clears
Shared letters muted; letters that set cigars and clears apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. cigars (CVCVCC) and clears (CCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - cigars / clears
cigars and clears are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cigars is recorded at frequency rank #17,792, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɪˈɡɑɹz/. clears is at rank #13,685, tagged as anoun.
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 31477, this pair ranks #345,768 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cigars vs clears
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "cigars": gi. Private to "clears": el.
"cigars" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "clears" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "cigars" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clears" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,768 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cigars" and "clears" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ciara vs cigars". 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 #345,768 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.