Which to use
“CLC” is a name and “clem” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,694
- “CLC” frequency rank
- #29,597
- “clem” frequency rank
- 74291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | CLC | clem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Initialism of Campaign Legal Center. | To be hungry; starve. |
Letter map: CLC vs clem
Shared letters muted; letters that set CLC and clem apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: CLC vs clem
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: CLC is aname and clemaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
CLC is recorded at frequency rank #44,694, classified as aname. clem is at rank #29,597, tagged as averb, pronounced /klɛm/.
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 74291, this pair ranks #36,825 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of CLC vs clem
Shared letters: cl. Private to "CLC": -. Private to "clem": em.
"CLC" · 3 letters · shape CCC · "clem" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- clem ← cclem · celm · clemm · cllem · clme · lcem
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "CLC" for "clem" ever safe?
Which is more common, "CLC" or "clem"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "CLC" and "clem".
- Full dictionary entry for "CLC" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,825 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "CLC" and "clem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CGT vs CLC". 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 #36,825 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.