Which to use
“clon” and “coño” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,309
- “clon” frequency rank
- #3,169
- “coño” frequency rank
- 18478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clon | coño |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Genitales internos y externos, es decir, vagina y vulva de la mujer. |
Where the eye mixes clon and coño
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: clon vs coño
A purely visual mix-up. clon ([ˈklõn]) and coño ([ˈkoɲo]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clon is recorded at frequency rank #15,309, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklõn]. coño is at rank #3,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoɲo].
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 18478, this pair ranks #267,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clon vs coño
Shared letters: co. Private to "clon": ln. Private to "coño": ñ.
"clon" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "coño" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- clon ← cclon · cllon · clno · clonn · coln · lcon
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clon" and "coño" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "clon" or "coño"?
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 "clon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coño" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clon" and "coño" 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 #267,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.