Which to use
“Clare” is a name and “cleared” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,020
- “Clare” frequency rank
- #5,111
- “cleared” frequency rank
- 17131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clare | cleared |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A county of Ireland. | simple past and past participle of clear |
Where the eye mixes Clare and cleared
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Clare vs cleared
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Clare is /klɛə/ while cleared is /klɪɹd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17131, 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/. cleared is at rank #5,111, tagged as averb, pronounced /klɪɹd/.
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 17131, this pair ranks #453,430 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Clare vs cleared
Shared letters: acelr. Private to "Clare": -. Private to "cleared": d.
"Clare" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "cleared" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Clare" and "cleared" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "Clare" or "cleared" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Clare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cleared" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #453,430 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clare" and "cleared" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Clare vs cleve". 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 #453,430 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.