Which to use
“clan” and “CMA” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,412
- “clan” frequency rank
- #36,763
- “CMA” frequency rank
- 41175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clan | CMA |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chez les Celtes, tribu formée d’un certain nombre de familles. | Organisme consulaire chargé de développer l’activité économique dans le domaine de l'artisanat. |
Where the eye mixes clan and CMA
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses clan with CMA
A purely visual mix-up. clan (\klɑ̃\) and CMA (\se.ɛm.a\) 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 41175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clan is recorded at frequency rank #4,412, classified as anoun, pronounced \klɑ̃\. CMA is at rank #36,763, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.ɛm.a\.
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 41175, this pair ranks #235,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clan vs CMA
Shared letters: ac. Private to "clan": ln. Private to "CMA": m.
"clan" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "CMA" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- clan ← caln · cclan · clann · cllan · clna · lcan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clan" and "CMA" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "clan" vs "CMA" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CMA" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clan" and "CMA" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs CMA". 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 #235,064 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.