calicevsclickWhat's the difference?

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.

6 ch
calice
5 ch
click

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

  • caliceaclice · cailce · calcie · calicce · caliec · callice · ccalice · claice
  • clickcclick · cilck · clcik · clicck · clickk · clikc · cllick · lcick

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "calice" for "click" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ka.lis\ versus \klik\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "calice" vs "click" - which ranks higher?
"calice" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,773 in our French list, against #22,208 for "click". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list