Which to use
“clears” and “creams” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,685
- “clears” frequency rank
- #21,763
- “creams” frequency rank
- 35448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clears | creams |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A relatively strong, coarse flour that has only been sifted once. | plural of cream |
Letter map: clears vs creams
Shared letters muted; letters that set clears and creams apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: clears and creams
clears and creams are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clears is recorded at frequency rank #13,685, classified as anoun. creams is at rank #21,763, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹiːmz/.
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 35448, this pair ranks #311,828 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clears vs creams
Shared letters: acers. Private to "clears": l. Private to "creams": m.
"clears" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "creams" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clears" and "creams" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "clears" or "creams" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "clears" and "creams".
- Full dictionary entry for "clears" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "creams" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,828 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clears" and "creams" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "creams vs creeds". 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 #311,828 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.