# clit vs clout

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### clit
*noun · IPA /klɪt/ · frequency rank #25,322*
Clipping of clitoris.

### clout
*noun · IPA /klaʊt/ · frequency rank #21,471*
Influence or effectiveness, especially political.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clit-vs-clout