Which to use
“Clemens” is a name and “clement” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,722
- “Clemens” frequency rank
- #16,436
- “clement” frequency rank
- 43158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clemens | clement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | Lenient or merciful; charitable. |
Letter map: Clemens vs clement
Shared letters muted; letters that set Clemens and clement apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. Clemens and clement follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - Clemens and clement
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Clemens is aname and clementanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - s in “Clemens” becomes t in “clement”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clemens is recorded at frequency rank #26,722, classified as aname. clement is at rank #16,436, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈklɛmənt/.
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 43158, this pair ranks #242,655 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Clemens vs clement
Shared letters: celmn. Private to "Clemens": s. Private to "clement": t.
"Clemens" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "clement" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Clemens" for "clement" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Clemens" vs "clement" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Clemens" vs "clement" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Clemens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,655 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clemens" and "clement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casement vs clement". 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 #242,655 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.