Which to use
“client” and “clientes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,655
- “client” frequency rank
- #22,517
- “clientes” frequency rank
- 24172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | client | clientes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Romain qui se plaçait sous le patronage d’un citoyen noble ou puissant. | Pluriel de cliente. |
Where the eye mixes client and clientes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: client vs clientes
A purely visual mix-up. client (\kli.jɑ̃\) and clientes (\kli.jɑ̃t\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “client” sits inside “clientes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
client is recorded at frequency rank #1,655, classified as anoun, pronounced \kli.jɑ̃\. clientes is at rank #22,517, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kli.jɑ̃t\.
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 24172, this pair ranks #348,152 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of client vs clientes
Shared letters: ceilnt. Private to "client": -. Private to "clientes": s.
"client" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "clientes" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "client" and "clientes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "client" vs "clientes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "client" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clientes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,152 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "client" and "clientes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clientèles vs clientes". 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 #348,152 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.