Which to use
“claque” and “claques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,942
- “claque” frequency rank
- #21,570
- “claques” frequency rank
- 29512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | claque | claques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coup du plat de la main. | Pluriel de claque. |
Same sound, different letters: claque vs claques
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - claque and claques
This is the hard kind. claque and claques are pronounced identically (\klak\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “claque” sits inside “claques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
claque is recorded at frequency rank #7,942, classified as anoun, pronounced \klak\. claques is at rank #21,570, 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 29512, this pair ranks #316,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of claque vs claques
Shared letters: acelqu. Private to "claque": -. Private to "claques": s.
"claque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "claques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "claque" and "claques" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "claque" vs "claques" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"claque" and "claques" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "claque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "claques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "claque" and "claques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claquée vs claques". 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 #316,197 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.