clicsvsclimasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#41,245
“clics” frequency rank
#17,073
“climas” frequency rank
58318
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature clics climas
Definition Forma del plural de clic. Forma del plural de clima.

Where the eye mixes clics and climas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
clics
6 ch
climas

Why the eye confuses clics with climas

A purely visual mix-up. clics ([ˈkliks]) and climas ([ˈklimas]) 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 58318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

clics is recorded at frequency rank #41,245, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkliks]. climas is at rank #17,073, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklimas].

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 58318, this pair ranks #66,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of clics vs climas

Shared letters: cils. Private to "clics": -. Private to "climas": am.

"clics" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "climas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • clicscclics · cilcs · clcis · cliccs · clicss · clisc · cllics · lcics
  • climascclimas · cilmas · cliams · climass · climmas · climsa · cllimas · clmias

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "clics" and "climas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkliks] versus [ˈklimas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "clics" or "climas"?
"climas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,073 in our Spanish list, against #41,245 for "clics". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "clics" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "climas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #66,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "clics" and "climas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chick vs clics". 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 #66,895 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