Which to use
“calice” and “click” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,773
- “calice” frequency rank
- #22,208
- “click” frequency rank
- 41981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calice | click |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vase sacré dans lequel est consacré le vin, à la messe. | Variante orthographique de clic. |
Where the eye mixes calice and click
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between calice and click
A purely visual mix-up. calice (\ka.lis\) and click (\klik\) 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 41981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calice is recorded at frequency rank #19,773, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.lis\. click is at rank #22,208, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klik\.
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 41981, this pair ranks #229,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of calice vs click
Shared letters: cil. Private to "calice": ae. Private to "click": k.
"calice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "click" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "calice" for "click" ever safe?
Frequency check: "calice" vs "click" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "calice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "click" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calice" and "click" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calée vs calice". 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 #229,087 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.