Which to use
“clown” and “crown” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,204
- “clown” frequency rank
- #38,031
- “crown” frequency rank
- 83235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clown | crown |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Payaso. | Corona. Joya o tocado que adorna la cabeza, en algunos casos símbolo del poder de un monarca. |
Where the eye mixes clown and crown
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. clown and crown follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses clown with crown
A purely visual mix-up. clown ([ˈklõwn]) and crown (/kɹaʊn/) 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 a single letter - l in “clown” becomes r in “crown”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clown is recorded at frequency rank #45,204, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklõwn]. crown is at rank #38,031, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹaʊn/.
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 83235, this pair ranks #8,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clown vs crown
Shared letters: cnow. Private to "clown": l. Private to "crown": r.
"clown" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "crown" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "clown" and "crown" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clown" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crown" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clown" and "crown" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clown vs coin". 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 #8,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.