Which to use
“clés” and “clip” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,666
- “clés” frequency rank
- #4,413
- “clip” frequency rank
- 7079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clés | clip |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de clé. | Vidéo musicale, œuvre multimédia, principalement audiovisuelle et communément courte, réalisée pour promouvoir une chanson. |
Where the eye mixes clés and clip
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: clés vs clip
A purely visual mix-up. clés (\kle\) and clip (\klip\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clés is recorded at frequency rank #2,666, classified as anoun, pronounced \kle\. clip is at rank #4,413, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klip\.
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 7079, this pair ranks #424,309 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clés vs clip
Shared letters: cl. Private to "clés": sé. Private to "clip": ip.
"clés" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "clip" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- clip ← cclip · cilp · clipp · cllip · clpi · lcip
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clés" and "clip" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "clés" or "clip"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "clés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clip" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #424,309 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clés" and "clip" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CIP vs clip". 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 #424,309 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.