Which to use
“clicker” and “clicks” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,382
- “clicker” frequency rank
- #10,827
- “clicks” frequency rank
- 57209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clicker | clicks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The remote-control device used to change settings on a television set, VCR, or other electronic equipment. | plural of click |
Where the eye mixes clicker and clicks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: clicker vs clicks
A purely visual mix-up. clicker (/ˈklɪkə/) and clicks (/klɪks/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clicker is recorded at frequency rank #46,382, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈklɪkə/. clicks is at rank #10,827, tagged as anoun, pronounced /klɪks/.
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 57209, this pair ranks #120,865 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clicker vs clicks
Shared letters: cikl. Private to "clicker": er. Private to "clicks": s.
"clicker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "clicks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clicker" for "clicks" ever safe?
Frequency check: "clicker" vs "clicks" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clicker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clicks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,865 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clicker" and "clicks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clicker vs cocker". 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 #120,865 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.