Which to use
“clercs” and “clics” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,151
- “clercs” frequency rank
- #16,323
- “clics” frequency rank
- 40474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clercs | clics |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de clerc. | Pluriel de clic. |
Where the eye mixes clercs and clics
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: clercs vs clics
A purely visual mix-up. clercs (\klɛʁ\) and clics (\klik\) 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 40474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clercs is recorded at frequency rank #24,151, classified as anoun, pronounced \klɛʁ\. clics is at rank #16,323, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klik\.
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 40474, this pair ranks #240,217 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clercs vs clics
Shared letters: cls. Private to "clercs": er. Private to "clics": i.
"clercs" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "clics" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clercs" and "clics" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "clercs" vs "clics" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "clercs" and "clics" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clercs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clics" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,217 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clercs" and "clics" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cérès vs clercs". 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 #240,217 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.