Which to use
“clem” is a verb and “CME” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,597
- “clem” frequency rank
- #32,733
- “CME” frequency rank
- 62330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clem | CME |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To be hungry; starve. | Initialism of continuing medical education. |
Letter map: clem vs CME
Shared letters muted; letters that set clem and CME apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for clem / CME
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: clem is averb and CMEanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clem is recorded at frequency rank #29,597, classified as averb, pronounced /klɛm/. CME is at rank #32,733, tagged as anoun.
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 62330, this pair ranks #89,115 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clem vs CME
Shared letters: cem. Private to "clem": l. Private to "CME": -.
"clem" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "CME" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- clem ← cclem · celm · clemm · cllem · clme · lcem
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clem" and "CME" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "clem" vs "CME" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "clem" and "CME".
- Full dictionary entry for "clem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CME" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,115 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clem" and "CME" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CGT vs CME". 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 #89,115 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.