Which to use
“clair” is an adjective and “Craig” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,086
- “clair” frequency rank
- #11,383
- “Craig” frequency rank
- 12469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clair | Craig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a l’éclat du jour, de la lumière. | Nom de famille anglophone. |
Letter map: clair vs Craig
Shared letters muted; letters that set clair and Craig apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: clair vs Craig
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: clair is anadjective and Craiganame. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clair is recorded at frequency rank #1,086, classified as anadj, pronounced \klɛʁ\. Craig is at rank #11,383, tagged as aname.
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 12469, this pair ranks #405,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clair vs Craig
Shared letters: acir. Private to "clair": l. Private to "Craig": g.
"clair" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "Craig" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clair" and "Craig" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "clair" or "Craig"?
After this comparison
You've compared "clair" and "Craig". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "clair" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Craig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #405,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clair" and "Craig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cai vs Craig". 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 #405,140 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.