Which to use
“clot” and “cod” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,618
- “clot” frequency rank
- #8,399
- “cod” frequency rank
- 31017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clot | cod |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A thrombus, solidified mass of blood. | A type of sea fish or the meat from said fish. |
Where the eye mixes clot and cod
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses clot with cod
A purely visual mix-up. clot (/klɒt/) and cod (/kɒd/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31017, 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/. cod is at rank #8,399, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɒd/.
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 31017, this pair ranks #349,744 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clot vs cod
Shared letters: co. Private to "clot": lt. Private to "cod": d.
"clot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cod" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- clot ← cclot · cllot · clott · clto · lcot
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clot" for "cod" ever safe?
Frequency check: "clot" vs "cod" - 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 "cod" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,744 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clot" and "cod" 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 #349,744 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.