clicvsclonConfusable pair

Which to use

“clic” and “clon” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,927
“clic” frequency rank
#15,309
“clon” frequency rank
24236
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature clic clon
Definition Sonido producido al accionar algunos tipos de mecanismos. Animal, y en la ciencia ficción también ser humano, reproducido perfectamente como una copia fiel de otro individuo, a partir de una célula somática única, y del material genético contenida en ella, en lugar de la reproducción sexual que produce individuos que varían genéticamente con respecto a sus padres.

Where the eye mixes clic and clon

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
clic
4 ch
clon

Visual trap between clic and clon

A purely visual mix-up. clic ([ˈklik]) and clon ([ˈklõn]) 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 24236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

clic is recorded at frequency rank #8,927, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklik]. clon is at rank #15,309, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklõn].

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 24236, this pair ranks #242,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of clic vs clon

Shared letters: cl. Private to "clic": i. Private to "clon": no.

"clic" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "clon" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cliccclic · cilc · clci · clicc · cllic · lcic
  • cloncclon · cllon · clno · clonn · coln · lcon

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "clic" and "clon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈklik] versus [ˈklõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "clic" vs "clon" - which ranks higher?
"clic" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,927 in our Spanish list, against #15,309 for "clon". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "clic" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "clon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #242,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "clic" and "clon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clon vs culona". 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 #242,092 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