Which to use
“claquent” is a verb and “claques” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,706
- “claquent” frequency rank
- #21,570
- “claques” frequency rank
- 60276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | claquent | claques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe claquer. | Pluriel de claque. |
Same sound, different letters: claquent vs claques
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. claquent runs 8 letters (CCVCVVCC) against claques's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: claquent vs claques
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: claquent and claques carry the same recorded pronunciation, \klak\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
claquent is recorded at frequency rank #38,706, classified as averb, 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 60276, this pair ranks #98,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of claquent vs claques
Shared letters: acelqu. Private to "claquent": nt. Private to "claques": s.
"claquent" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCC · "claques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "claquent" and "claques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "claquent" or "claques"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "claquent" / "claques". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "claquent" 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 #98,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "claquent" and "claques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claquée vs claquent". 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 #98,501 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.