Which to use
“carlin” and “clin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,172
- “carlin” frequency rank
- #9,619
- “clin” frequency rank
- 50791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carlin | clin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Race de petit chien de compagnie molossoïde, type dogue provenant de Chine, à museau écrasé et noir, à poil ras, de couleur sable, noir ou marron très foncé. | Clignement. |
Where the eye mixes carlin and clin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between carlin and clin
A purely visual mix-up. carlin (\kaʁ.lɛ̃\) and clin (\klɛ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carlin is recorded at frequency rank #41,172, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʁ.lɛ̃\. clin is at rank #9,619, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klɛ̃\.
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 50791, this pair ranks #159,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carlin vs clin
Shared letters: ciln. Private to "carlin": ar. Private to "clin": -.
"carlin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "clin" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carlin" for "clin" ever safe?
Frequency check: "carlin" vs "clin" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "carlin" and "clin" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "carlin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carlin" and "clin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Carlier vs carlin". 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 #159,964 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.