Which to use
“caunes” and “clauses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,696
- “caunes” frequency rank
- #12,742
- “clauses” frequency rank
- 54438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caunes | clauses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de caune. | Pluriel de clause. |
Where the eye mixes caunes and clauses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. caunes runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against clauses's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: caunes vs clauses
A purely visual mix-up. caunes (\kon\) and clauses (\kloz\) 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 54438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caunes is recorded at frequency rank #41,696, classified as anoun, pronounced \kon\. clauses is at rank #12,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kloz\.
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 54438, this pair ranks #134,068 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caunes vs clauses
Shared letters: acesu. Private to "caunes": n. Private to "clauses": l.
"caunes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "clauses" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caunes" for "clauses" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caunes" vs "clauses" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caunes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clauses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,068 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caunes" and "clauses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caunes vs causses". 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 #134,068 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.