cisvsclicsWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: cis is a adjective, clics is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cis” is an adjective and “clics” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,606
“cis” frequency rank
#41,245
“clics” frequency rank
61851
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cis clics
Definition Cisgénero. Forma del plural de clic.

Where the eye mixes cis and clics

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

3 ch
cis
5 ch
clics

Why the eye confuses cis with clics

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cis is [ˈsis] while clics is [ˈkliks]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cis is recorded at frequency rank #20,606, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsis]. clics is at rank #41,245, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkliks].

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 61851, this pair ranks #54,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cis vs clics

Shared letters: cis. Private to "cis": -. Private to "clics": l.

"cis" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "clics" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • clicscclics · cilcs · clcis · cliccs · clicss · clisc · cllics · lcics

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cis" and "clics" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cis" is an adjective and "clics" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cis" or "clics" show up more?
"cis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,606 in our Spanish list, against #41,245 for "clics". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "clics" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #54,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cis" and "clics" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chick vs clics". 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 #54,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list