Which to use
“clanes” and “clubes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,935
- “clanes” frequency rank
- #5,592
- “clubes” frequency rank
- 27527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clanes | clubes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de clan. | Forma del plural de club. |
Where the eye mixes clanes and clubes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. clanes and clubes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses clanes with clubes
A purely visual mix-up. clanes ([ˈklanes]) and clubes ([ˈkluβ̞es]) 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 27527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clanes is recorded at frequency rank #21,935, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklanes]. clubes is at rank #5,592, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkluβ̞es].
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 27527, this pair ranks #226,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clanes vs clubes
Shared letters: cels. Private to "clanes": an. Private to "clubes": bu.
"clanes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "clubes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clanes" and "clubes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "clanes" vs "clubes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "clanes" and "clubes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clanes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clubes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clanes" and "clubes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "canis vs clanes". 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 #226,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.