Which to use
“claques” is a noun and “cliquer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,570
- “claques” frequency rank
- #10,471
- “cliquer” frequency rank
- 32041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | claques | cliquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de claque. | Enfoncer et relâcher le bouton-poussoir (ou cliquet) d’une souris ou d’un dispositif similaire. |
Where the eye mixes claques and cliquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. claques and cliquer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between claques and cliquer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: claques is \klak\ while cliquer is \kli.ke\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32041, 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\. cliquer is at rank #10,471, tagged as averb, pronounced \kli.ke\.
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 32041, this pair ranks #299,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of claques vs cliquer
Shared letters: celqu. Private to "claques": as. Private to "cliquer": ir.
"claques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "cliquer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "claques" and "cliquer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "claques" or "cliquer"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "claques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cliquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "claques" and "cliquer" 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 #299,933 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.