Which to use
“clot” and “cot” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,618
- “clot” frequency rank
- #22,045
- “cot” frequency rank
- 44663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clot | cot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A thrombus, solidified mass of blood. | A simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes. |
Where the eye mixes clot and cot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between clot and cot
A purely visual mix-up. clot (/klɒt/) and cot (/kɒt/) 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 44663, 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/. cot is at rank #22,045, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɒt/.
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 44663, this pair ranks #228,458 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clot vs cot
Shared letters: cot. Private to "clot": l. Private to "cot": -.
"clot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- clot ← cclot · cllot · clott · clto · lcot
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clot" and "cot" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "clot" or "cot" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "clot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,458 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clot" and "cot" 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 #228,458 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.