Which to use
“claquer” is a verb and “clavier” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,881
- “claquer” frequency rank
- #5,532
- “clavier” frequency rank
- 20413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | claquer | clavier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire un certain bruit aigu et éclatant. | Anneau ou chaîne de métal, servant à réunir des clefs. |
Where the eye mixes claquer and clavier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between claquer and clavier
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: claquer is \kla.ke\ while clavier is \kla.vje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
claquer is recorded at frequency rank #14,881, classified as averb, pronounced \kla.ke\. clavier is at rank #5,532, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kla.vje\.
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 20413, this pair ranks #368,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of claquer vs clavier
Shared letters: acelr. Private to "claquer": qu. Private to "clavier": iv.
"claquer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "clavier" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "claquer" for "clavier" ever safe?
Frequency check: "claquer" vs "clavier" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "claquer" and "clavier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "claquer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clavier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #368,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "claquer" and "clavier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claquée vs claquer". 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 #368,403 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.