Which to use
“clément” is an adjective and “client” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,434
- “clément” frequency rank
- #1,655
- “client” frequency rank
- 7089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clément | client |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui pratique la clémence. | Romain qui se plaçait sous le patronage d’un citoyen noble ou puissant. |
Where the eye mixes clément and client
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between clément and client
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: clément is \kle.mɑ̃\ while client is \kli.jɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clément is recorded at frequency rank #5,434, classified as anadj, pronounced \kle.mɑ̃\. client is at rank #1,655, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kli.jɑ̃\.
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 7089, this pair ranks #424,272 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clément vs client
Shared letters: celnt. Private to "clément": mé. Private to "client": i.
"clément" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "client" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- client ← cclient · cilent · cleint · cliennt · clientt · clietn · clinet · cllient
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clément" and "client" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "clément" or "client" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clément" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "client" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #424,272 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clément" and "client" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chient vs client". 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 #424,272 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.