Which to use
“clicks” and “cocks” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,827
- “clicks” frequency rank
- #15,780
- “cocks” frequency rank
- 26607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clicks | cocks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of click | plural of cock |
Where the eye mixes clicks and cocks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between clicks and cocks
A purely visual mix-up. clicks (/klɪks/) and cocks (/kɒks/) 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 26607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clicks is recorded at frequency rank #10,827, classified as anoun, pronounced /klɪks/. cocks is at rank #15,780, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɒks/.
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 26607, this pair ranks #385,440 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clicks vs cocks
Shared letters: cks. Private to "clicks": il. Private to "cocks": o.
"clicks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "cocks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clicks" for "cocks" ever safe?
Frequency check: "clicks" vs "cocks" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clicks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cocks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,440 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clicks" and "cocks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocks vs coms". 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 #385,440 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.