# clout vs count

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### clout
*noun · IPA /klaʊt/ · frequency rank #21,471*
Influence or effectiveness, especially political.

### count
*verb · IPA /kaʊnt/ · frequency rank #1,557*
To recite numbers in sequence.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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