Which to use
“client” and “clins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,655
- “client” frequency rank
- #29,695
- “clins” frequency rank
- 31350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | client | clins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Romain qui se plaçait sous le patronage d’un citoyen noble ou puissant. | Pluriel de clin. |
Where the eye mixes client and clins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses client with clins
A purely visual mix-up. client (\kli.jɑ̃\) and clins (\klɛ̃\) 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 31350, 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\. clins is at rank #29,695, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klɛ̃\.
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 31350, this pair ranks #304,341 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of client vs clins
Shared letters: ciln. Private to "client": et. Private to "clins": s.
"client" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "clins" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "client" and "clins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "client" vs "clins" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "client" and "clins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "client" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,341 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "client" and "clins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceint vs clins". 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 #304,341 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.