Which to use
“Clare” and “Clarice” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,020
- “Clare” frequency rank
- #46,983
- “Clarice” frequency rank
- 59003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clare | Clarice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A county of Ireland. | A female given name from French. |
Where the eye mixes Clare and Clarice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Clare runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Clarice's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Clare vs Clarice
A purely visual mix-up. Clare (/klɛə/) and Clarice (/ˈklæ.ɹɪs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clare is recorded at frequency rank #12,020, classified as aname, pronounced /klɛə/. 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 59003, this pair ranks #108,895 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Clare vs Clarice
Shared letters: acelr. Private to "Clare": -. Private to "Clarice": i.
"Clare" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Clarice" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Clare" for "Clarice" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Clare" vs "Clarice" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Clare" 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 #108,895 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clare" and "Clarice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caprice vs Clarice". 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 #108,895 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.