Which to use
“clan” and “clip” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,967
- “clan” frequency rank
- #12,333
- “clip” frequency rank
- 20300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clan | clip |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grupo de personas con un vínculo de sangre o parentesco, que establece derechos y obligaciones entre sí. | Objeto metálico con el cual se pueden agrupar documentos impresos.^([definición imprecisa]) |
Where the eye mixes clan and clip
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses clan with clip
A purely visual mix-up. clan ([ˈklãn]) and clip ([ˈklip]) 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 20300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clan is recorded at frequency rank #7,967, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklãn]. clip is at rank #12,333, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklip].
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 20300, this pair ranks #259,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clan vs clip
Shared letters: cl. Private to "clan": an. Private to "clip": ip.
"clan" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "clip" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clan" for "clip" ever safe?
Frequency check: "clan" vs "clip" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "clan" and "clip" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clip" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clan" and "clip" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clip vs coin". 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 #259,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.