Which to use
“clapet” and “clope” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,612
- “clapet” frequency rank
- #12,929
- “clope” frequency rank
- 46541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clapet | clope |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de petite soupape qui se lève et se baisse par le moyen d’une simple charnière. | Mégot. |
Where the eye mixes clapet and clope
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. clapet runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against clope's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between clapet and clope
A purely visual mix-up. clapet (\kla.pɛ\) and clope (\klɔp\) 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 46541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clapet is recorded at frequency rank #33,612, classified as anoun, pronounced \kla.pɛ\. clope is at rank #12,929, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klɔp\.
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 46541, this pair ranks #194,096 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clapet vs clope
Shared letters: celp. Private to "clapet": at. Private to "clope": o.
"clapet" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "clope" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clapet" for "clope" ever safe?
Which is more common, "clapet" or "clope"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "clapet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clope" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,096 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clapet" and "clope" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clapet 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 #194,096 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.