Which to use
“clot” and “cloths” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,618
- “clot” frequency rank
- #25,705
- “cloths” frequency rank
- 48323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clot | cloths |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A thrombus, solidified mass of blood. | plural of cloth |
Where the eye mixes clot and cloths
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. clot runs 4 letters (CCVC) against cloths's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses clot with cloths
A purely visual mix-up. clot (/klɒt/) and cloths (/klɒθs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “clot” sits inside “cloths”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clot is recorded at frequency rank #22,618, classified as anoun, pronounced /klɒt/. cloths is at rank #25,705, tagged as anoun, pronounced /klɒθs/.
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 48323, this pair ranks #194,154 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clot vs cloths
Shared letters: clot. Private to "clot": -. Private to "cloths": hs.
"clot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cloths" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clot" and "cloths" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "clot" vs "cloths" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cloths" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,154 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clot" and "cloths" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clot 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 #194,154 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.