clicsvsclipWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#41,245
“clics” frequency rank
#12,333
“clip” frequency rank
53578
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature clics clip
Definition Forma del plural de clic. Objeto metálico con el cual se pueden agrupar documentos impresos.^([definición imprecisa])

Where the eye mixes clics and clip

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
clics
4 ch
clip

Look-alike desk: clics vs clip

A purely visual mix-up. clics ([ˈkliks]) and clip ([ˈklip]) 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 53578, 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]. clip is at rank #12,333, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklip].

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 53578, this pair ranks #87,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of clics vs clip

Shared letters: cil. Private to "clics": s. Private to "clip": p.

"clics" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "clip" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • clicscclics · cilcs · clcis · cliccs · clicss · clisc · cllics · lcics
  • clipcclip · cilp · clipp · cllip · clpi · lcip

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "clics" for "clip" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkliks] versus [ˈklip]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "clics" or "clip" show up more?
"clip" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,333 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 "clip" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #87,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "clics" and "clip" 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 #87,210 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