# Clare vs clash

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Clare
*name · IPA /klɛə/ · frequency rank #12,020*
A county of Ireland.

### clash
*noun · IPA /klaʃ/ · frequency rank #7,430*
A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-clash