Which to use
“clero” and “cólera” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,779
- “clero” frequency rank
- #10,121
- “cólera” frequency rank
- 22900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clero | cólera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conjunto de los clérigos, así de órdenes mayores como menores, incluso los de la primera tonsura. | Bilis. |
Where the eye mixes clero and cólera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: clero vs cólera
A purely visual mix-up. clero ([ˈkleɾo]) and cólera ([ˈkoleɾa]) 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 22900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clero is recorded at frequency rank #12,779, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkleɾo]. cólera is at rank #10,121, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoleɾa].
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 22900, this pair ranks #248,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clero vs cólera
Shared letters: celr. Private to "clero": o. Private to "cólera": aó.
"clero" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "cólera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- clero ← cclero · celro · cleor · clerro · cllero · clreo · lcero
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clero" for "cólera" ever safe?
Frequency check: "clero" vs "cólera" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clero" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cólera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clero" and "cólera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Charo vs clero". 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 #248,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.