Which to use
“Clinton” and “Clintons” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,619
- “Clinton” frequency rank
- #24,409
- “Clintons” frequency rank
- 27028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clinton | Clintons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | plural of Clinton |
Letter map: Clinton vs Clintons
Shared letters muted; letters that set Clinton and Clintons apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. Clinton runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against Clintons's 8 (CCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Clinton vs Clintons
Clinton and Clintons are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Clinton” sits inside “Clintons”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clinton is recorded at frequency rank #2,619, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈklɪn.tn̩/. Clintons is at rank #24,409, tagged as aname.
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 27028, this pair ranks #382,192 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Clinton vs Clintons
Shared letters: cilnot. Private to "Clinton": -. Private to "Clintons": s.
"Clinton" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Clintons" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Clinton" for "Clintons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Clinton" vs "Clintons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Clinton" and "Clintons".
- Full dictionary entry for "Clinton" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Clintons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,192 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clinton" and "Clintons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Clifton vs Clintons". 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 #382,192 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.