Which to use
“clin” and “clips” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,619
- “clin” frequency rank
- #10,126
- “clips” frequency rank
- 19745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clin | clips |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clignement. | Pluriel de clip. |
Where the eye mixes clin and clips
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: clin vs clips
A purely visual mix-up. clin (\klɛ̃\) and clips (\klip\) 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 19745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clin is recorded at frequency rank #9,619, classified as anoun, pronounced \klɛ̃\. clips is at rank #10,126, 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 19745, this pair ranks #371,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clin vs clips
Shared letters: cil. Private to "clin": n. Private to "clips": ps.
"clin" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "clips" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clin" for "clips" ever safe?
Which is more common, "clin" or "clips"?
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 "clin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clips" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clin" and "clips" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clin vs coon". 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 #371,778 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.