Which to use
“ciclón” and “clon” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,306
- “ciclón” frequency rank
- #15,309
- “clon” frequency rank
- 30615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ciclón | clon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sistema de vientos que rotan alrededor de un centro de baja presión en una zona de frentes atmosféricos. | 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 ciclón and clon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ciclón runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against clon's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ciclón with clon
A purely visual mix-up. ciclón ([siˈklõn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ciclón is recorded at frequency rank #15,306, classified as anoun, pronounced [siˈklõn]. 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 30615, this pair ranks #211,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ciclón vs clon
Shared letters: cln. Private to "ciclón": ió. Private to "clon": o.
"ciclón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "clon" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- clon ← cclon · cllon · clno · clonn · coln · lcon
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ciclón" and "clon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ciclón" 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 "ciclón" 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 #211,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ciclón" 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 #211,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.