Which to use
“chaude” and “clause” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,987
- “chaude” frequency rank
- #7,164
- “clause” frequency rank
- 11151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaude | clause |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Degré de température nécessaire pour travailler certaines matières. | Disposition particulière faisant partie d’un traité, d’un contrat, d’un arrêté, d’une loi ou de tout autre acte public ou particulier, etc. |
Where the eye mixes chaude and clause
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chaude vs clause
A purely visual mix-up. chaude (\ʃod\) and clause (\kloz\) 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 11151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaude is recorded at frequency rank #3,987, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃod\. clause is at rank #7,164, 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 11151, this pair ranks #410,278 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chaude vs clause
Shared letters: aceu. Private to "chaude": dh. Private to "clause": ls.
"chaude" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "clause" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chaude" and "clause" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "chaude" vs "clause" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaude" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clause" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,278 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaude" and "clause" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claquée vs clause". 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 #410,278 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.