Which to use
“carne” and “clone” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,492
- “carne” frequency rank
- #19,481
- “clone” frequency rank
- 64973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carne | clone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Angle, coin saillant d’une pièce d'architecture ou de menuiserie. | Ensemble des êtres vivants issus, par voie asexuée, d’un seul individu et possédant son patrimoine génétique. |
Where the eye mixes carne and clone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses carne with clone
A purely visual mix-up. carne (\kaʁn\) and clone (\klon\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carne is recorded at frequency rank #45,492, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʁn\. clone is at rank #19,481, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klon\.
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 64973, this pair ranks #74,472 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carne vs clone
Shared letters: cen. Private to "carne": ar. Private to "clone": lo.
"carne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "clone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carne" for "clone" ever safe?
Frequency check: "carne" vs "clone" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "carne" and "clone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "carne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,472 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carne" and "clone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carne vs carrez". 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 #74,472 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.