CCASvsclansConfusable pair

Which to use

“CCAS” and “clans” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,777
“CCAS” frequency rank
#12,127
“clans” frequency rank
59904
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature CCAS clans
Definition En France, centre chargé de l’action sociale dans une commune. Pluriel de clan.

Letter map: CCAS vs clans

Shared letters muted; letters that set CCAS and clans apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
CCAS
5 ch
clans

Corpus notes: CCAS and clans

CCAS and clans are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

CCAS is recorded at frequency rank #47,777, classified as anoun. clans is at rank #12,127, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klɑ̃\.

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 59904, this pair ranks #100,550 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of CCAS vs clans

Shared letters: acs. Private to "CCAS": -. Private to "clans": ln.

"CCAS" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "clans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • CCAScacs · ccsa
  • clanscalns · cclans · clanns · clanss · clasn · cllans · clnas · lcans

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "CCAS" and "clans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "CCAS" vs "clans" - which ranks higher?
"clans" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,127 in our French list, against #47,777 for "CCAS". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "CCAS" and "clans".

  • Full dictionary entry for "CCAS" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "clans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #100,550 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "CCAS" and "clans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCAS vs CCE". 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 #100,550 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