Which to use
“clasp” and “CLP” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,321
- “clasp” frequency rank
- #43,572
- “CLP” frequency rank
- 68893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clasp | CLP |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder. | Initialism of Constituency Labour Party. |
Where the eye mixes clasp and CLP
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. clasp runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against CLP's 3 (CCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: clasp vs CLP
A purely visual mix-up. clasp (/klæsp/) and CLP (/siːɛlˈpiː/) 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 68893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clasp is recorded at frequency rank #25,321, classified as anoun, pronounced /klæsp/. CLP is at rank #43,572, tagged as anoun, pronounced /siːɛlˈpiː/.
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 68893, this pair ranks #56,920 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clasp vs CLP
Shared letters: clp. Private to "clasp": as. Private to "CLP": -.
"clasp" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "CLP" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- clasp ← calsp · cclasp · claspp · classp · cllasp · clsap · lcasp
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clasp" for "CLP" ever safe?
Frequency check: "clasp" vs "CLP" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "clasp" and "CLP" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clasp" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CLP" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,920 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clasp" and "CLP" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CGT vs CLP". 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 #56,920 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.