Which to use
“clone” is a noun and “cmon” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,518
- “clone” frequency rank
- #27,403
- “cmon” frequency rank
- 38921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clone | cmon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical. | Alternative spelling of c'mon. |
Letter map: clone vs cmon
Shared letters muted; letters that set clone and cmon apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - clone and cmon
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: clone is anoun and cmonacontraction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clone is recorded at frequency rank #11,518, classified as anoun, pronounced /kloʊn/. cmon is at rank #27,403, tagged as acontraction.
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 38921, this pair ranks #281,478 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clone vs cmon
Shared letters: cno. Private to "clone": el. Private to "cmon": m.
"clone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "cmon" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clone" and "cmon" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "clone" or "cmon"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "clone" and "cmon".
- Full dictionary entry for "clone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cmon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,478 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clone" and "cmon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Clo vs cmon". 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 #281,478 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.