Which to use
“céleri” and “clerc” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,489
- “céleri” frequency rank
- #16,093
- “clerc” frequency rank
- 50582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | céleri | clerc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plante herbacée aromatique bisannuelle potagère de la famille des Apiacées de nom scientifique Apium graveolens dont il existe trois cultigroupes. | Personne qui est entrée dans l’état ecclésiastique en recevant la tonsure. |
Where the eye mixes céleri and clerc
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. céleri runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against clerc's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: céleri vs clerc
A purely visual mix-up. céleri (\sɛl.ʁi\) and clerc (\klɛʁ\) 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 50582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
céleri is recorded at frequency rank #34,489, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɛl.ʁi\. clerc is at rank #16,093, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klɛʁ\.
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 50582, this pair ranks #161,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of céleri vs clerc
Shared letters: celr. Private to "céleri": ié. Private to "clerc": -.
"céleri" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "clerc" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- clerc ← cclerc · celrc · clecr · clercc · clerrc · cllerc · clrec · lcerc
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "céleri" and "clerc" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "céleri" or "clerc" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "céleri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clerc" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "céleri" and "clerc" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "céleri vs celi". 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 #161,533 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.