Which to use
“clone” is a noun and “cont” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,518
- “clone” frequency rank
- #20,320
- “cont” frequency rank
- 31838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clone | cont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical. | Abbreviation of continue. |
Letter map: clone vs cont
Shared letters muted; letters that set clone and cont apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: clone vs cont
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: clone is anoun and contaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31838, 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/. cont is at rank #20,320, tagged as averb.
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 31838, this pair ranks #342,797 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clone vs cont
Shared letters: cno. Private to "clone": el. Private to "cont": t.
"clone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "cont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clone" and "cont" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "clone" vs "cont" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "clone" vs "cont" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "clone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #342,797 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clone" and "cont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cont vs Croat". 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 #342,797 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.