ClarevscradeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Clare is a name, crade is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Clare” is a name and “crade” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,527
“Clare” frequency rank
#36,340
“crade” frequency rank
66867
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Clare crade
Definition Bourgade située dans le district de St Edmundsbury, dans le Suffolk, en Angleterre. Sale.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Clare and crade apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Clare
5 ch
crade

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Clare is aname and cradeanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Clare is recorded at frequency rank #30,527, classified as aname. crade is at rank #36,340, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁad\.

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 66867, this pair ranks #65,940 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Clare vs crade

Shared letters: acer. Private to "Clare": l. Private to "crade": d.

"Clare" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "crade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Clarecclare · clarre · cllare · clrae · lcare
  • cradeccrade · cradde · craed · crdae · crrade · rcade

Frequency comparison

Clare#30,527
crade#36,340

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Clare" and "crade" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Clare" is a name and "crade" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Clare" or "crade"?
"Clare" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,527 in our French list, against #36,340 for "crade". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Clare vs crade

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Clare”; for an adjective, it's “crade”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Clare” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list