Which to use
“clanes” and “crane” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,935
- “clanes” frequency rank
- #39,140
- “crane” frequency rank
- 61075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clanes | crane |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de clan. | Grulla. |
Where the eye mixes clanes and crane
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. clanes runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against crane's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses clanes with crane
A purely visual mix-up. clanes ([ˈklanes]) and crane (/kɹeɪn/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61075, 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]. crane is at rank #39,140, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹeɪn/.
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 61075, this pair ranks #56,725 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clanes vs crane
Shared letters: acen. Private to "clanes": ls. Private to "crane": r.
"clanes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "crane" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "clanes" and "crane" 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 "crane" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,725 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clanes" and "crane" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cade vs crane". 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 #56,725 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.