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“cinque” and “clique” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,253
- “cinque” frequency rank
- #23,784
- “clique” frequency rank
- 73037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cinque | clique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips. | A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal. |
Where the eye mixes cinque and clique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cinque vs clique
A purely visual mix-up. cinque (/sɪŋk/) and clique (/kliːk/) 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 73037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cinque is recorded at frequency rank #49,253, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɪŋk/. clique is at rank #23,784, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kliːk/.
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 73037, this pair ranks #40,946 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cinque vs clique
Shared letters: ceiqu. Private to "cinque": n. Private to "clique": l.
"cinque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "clique" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cinque" and "clique" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cinque" vs "clique" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cinque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,946 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cinque" and "clique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cine vs cinque". 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 #40,946 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.