Which to use
“clink” is a noun and “Clint” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,847
- “clink” frequency rank
- #14,296
- “Clint” frequency rank
- 60143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clink | Clint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass. | A male given name. |
Where the eye mixes clink and Clint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses clink with Clint
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: clink is /klɪŋk/ while Clint is /klɪnt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - k in “clink” becomes t in “Clint”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clink is recorded at frequency rank #45,847, classified as anoun, pronounced /klɪŋk/. Clint is at rank #14,296, tagged as aname, pronounced /klɪnt/.
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 60143, this pair ranks #101,941 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clink vs Clint
Shared letters: ciln. Private to "clink": k. Private to "Clint": t.
"clink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Clint" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clink" for "Clint" ever safe?
Which is more common, "clink" or "Clint"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "clink" and "Clint" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clink" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Clint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,941 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clink" and "Clint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clack vs clink". 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 #101,941 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.