Which to use
“clic” is an onomatopoeia and “clip” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,618
- “clic” frequency rank
- #4,413
- “clip” frequency rank
- 14031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clic | clip |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Onomatopée exprimant un bruit sec, un claquement. | Vidéo musicale, œuvre multimédia, principalement audiovisuelle et communément courte, réalisée pour promouvoir une chanson. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set clic and clip apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
clic and clip form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - c in “clic” becomes p in “clip” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clic is recorded at frequency rank #9,618, classified as anonomatopoeia, pronounced \klik\. 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 14031, this pair ranks #398,491 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clic" and "clip" be used interchangeably?
Remembering clic vs clip
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an onomatopoeia, it's “clic”; for a noun, it's “clip”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “clic” entry
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