Which to use
“clientes” and “clients” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,517
- “clientes” frequency rank
- #1,225
- “clients” frequency rank
- 23742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clientes | clients |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cliente. | Pluriel de client. |
Where the eye mixes clientes and clients
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses clientes with clients
A purely visual mix-up. clientes (\kli.jɑ̃t\) and clients (\kli.jɑ̃\) 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 23742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clientes is recorded at frequency rank #22,517, classified as anoun, pronounced \kli.jɑ̃t\. clients is at rank #1,225, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kli.jɑ̃\.
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 23742, this pair ranks #350,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clientes vs clients
Shared letters: ceilnst. Private to "clientes": -. Private to "clients": -.
"clientes" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC · "clients" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clientes" for "clients" ever safe?
Frequency check: "clientes" vs "clients" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clientes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clients" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clientes" and "clients" 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 #350,725 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.