Which to use
“chou” and “clon” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,197
- “chou” frequency rank
- #15,309
- “clon” frequency rank
- 60506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chou | clon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) Repollo. | 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 chou and clon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. chou (CCVV) and clon (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: chou vs clon
A purely visual mix-up. chou ([ʃu]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chou is recorded at frequency rank #45,197, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃu]. 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 60506, this pair ranks #58,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chou vs clon
Shared letters: co. Private to "chou": hu. Private to "clon": ln.
"chou" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "clon" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chou" for "clon" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "chou" or "clon" 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 "chou" 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 #58,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chou" and "clon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chop vs chou". 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 #58,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.