Which to use
“celos” and “clon” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,964
- “celos” frequency rank
- #15,309
- “clon” frequency rank
- 23273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | celos | clon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recelo de que la persona amada haya mudado o mude su cariño. | Animal, y en la ciencia ficción también ser humano, reproducido perfectamente como una copia fiel de otro individuo, a partir de una célula somática única, y del material genético contenida en ella, en lugar de la reproducción sexual que produce individuos que varían genéticamente con respecto a sus padres. |
Where the eye mixes celos and clon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between celos and clon
A purely visual mix-up. celos ([ˈselos]) and clon ([ˈklõn]) 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 23273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
celos is recorded at frequency rank #7,964, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈselos]. clon is at rank #15,309, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklõn].
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 23273, this pair ranks #246,572 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of celos vs clon
Shared letters: clo. Private to "celos": es. Private to "clon": n.
"celos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "clon" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "celos" and "clon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "celos" or "clon"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "celos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,572 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "celos" and "clon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clon vs culona". 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 #246,572 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.