Which to use
“clicker” and “cocker” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,382
- “clicker” frequency rank
- #36,492
- “cocker” frequency rank
- 82874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clicker | cocker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The remote-control device used to change settings on a television set, VCR, or other electronic equipment. | One who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport of cockfighting. |
Where the eye mixes clicker and cocker
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses clicker with cocker
A purely visual mix-up. clicker (/ˈklɪkə/) and cocker (/ˈkɒkə/) 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 82874, 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/. cocker is at rank #36,492, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɒkə/.
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 82874, this pair ranks #14,914 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clicker vs cocker
Shared letters: cekr. Private to "clicker": il. Private to "cocker": o.
"clicker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "cocker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "clicker" and "cocker" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clicker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cocker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,914 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clicker" and "cocker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocker vs cower". 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 #14,914 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.