Which to use
“claques” and “classes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,570
- “claques” frequency rank
- #2,030
- “classes” frequency rank
- 23600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | claques | classes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de claque. | Pluriel de classe. |
Where the eye mixes claques and classes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: claques vs classes
A purely visual mix-up. claques (\klak\) and classes (\klas\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
claques is recorded at frequency rank #21,570, classified as anoun, pronounced \klak\. classes is at rank #2,030, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klas\.
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 23600, this pair ranks #351,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of claques vs classes
Shared letters: acels. Private to "claques": qu. Private to "classes": -.
"claques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "classes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "claques" and "classes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "claques" or "classes" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "claques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "classes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "claques" and "classes" 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 #351,513 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.