Which to use
“classe” and “clauses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #598
- “classe” frequency rank
- #12,742
- “clauses” frequency rank
- 13340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | classe | clauses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Groupe de personnes et de familles ayant la même position dans la société ; classe sociale. | Pluriel de clause. |
Where the eye mixes classe and clauses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. classe runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against clauses's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between classe and clauses
A purely visual mix-up. classe (\klɑs\) and clauses (\kloz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
classe is recorded at frequency rank #598, classified as anoun, pronounced \klɑs\. clauses is at rank #12,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kloz\.
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 13340, this pair ranks #401,417 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of classe vs clauses
Shared letters: acels. Private to "classe": -. Private to "clauses": u.
"classe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "clauses" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "classe" and "clauses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "classe" vs "clauses" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "classe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clauses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,417 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "classe" and "clauses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causses vs clauses". 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 #401,417 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.