# clean vs clear

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### clean
*adjective · IPA \klin\ · frequency rank #11,931*
Propre, sans saleté.

### clear
*adjective · IPA \klɪə(ɹ)\ · frequency rank #30,948*
Clair, limpide.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/clean-vs-clear