Which to use
“clame” and “claque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,947
- “clame” frequency rank
- #7,942
- “claque” frequency rank
- 38889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clame | claque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Outillage de maintien d’une pièce mécanique pendant son usinage ou sa modification. | Coup du plat de la main. |
Where the eye mixes clame and claque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses clame with claque
A purely visual mix-up. clame (\klam\) and claque (\klak\) 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 38889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clame is recorded at frequency rank #30,947, classified as anoun, pronounced \klam\. claque is at rank #7,942, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klak\.
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 38889, this pair ranks #252,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clame vs claque
Shared letters: acel. Private to "clame": m. Private to "claque": qu.
"clame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "claque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clame" and "claque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "clame" or "claque"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "claque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clame" and "claque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clame vs clavel". 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 #252,077 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.