Which to use
“Clo” and “clone” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,144
- “Clo” frequency rank
- #11,518
- “clone” frequency rank
- 59662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clo | clone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abbreviation of close (in street addresses). | A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical. |
Letter map: Clo vs clone
Shared letters muted; letters that set Clo and clone apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - Clo / clone
Clo and clone 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Clo” sits inside “clone”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clo is recorded at frequency rank #48,144, classified as anoun. clone is at rank #11,518, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kloʊn/.
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 59662, this pair ranks #104,822 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Clo vs clone
Shared letters: clo. Private to "Clo": -. Private to "clone": en.
"Clo" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "clone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- clone ← cclone · cllone · clnoe · cloen · clonne · colne · lcone
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Clo" and "clone" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "Clo" or "clone" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Clo" and "clone".
- Full dictionary entry for "Clo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,822 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clo" and "clone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CGT vs Clo". 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 #104,822 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.